Choose Scarlet Tower
Choose Scarlet Tower if you want a RPG experience. Scarlet Tower launched in 2024.
Scarlet Tower vs Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Scarlet Tower and Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood both land in Action, Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood (2023) is 1 year older than Scarlet Tower (2024). Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood scores higher on Steam reviews (83.4% positive) than Scarlet Tower (77.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Choose Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.4% positive across 459 reviews.
Both Scarlet Tower and Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Scarlet Tower |  Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.9% positive (661 reviews) | 83.4% positive (459 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Pyxeralia LLC | Mega Cat Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood (2023) is 1 year older than Scarlet Tower (2024).
- Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood scores higher on Steam reviews (83.4% positive) than Scarlet Tower (77.9% positive).
- Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Scarlet Tower (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Scarlet Tower is Deck Playable, Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood is Deck Verified.
Scarlet Tower vs Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood — FAQ
- Which is better, Scarlet Tower or Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood?
- On Steam reviews Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood scores higher (83.4% positive) than Scarlet Tower (77.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Scarlet Tower or Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood first?
- If you want chronology, Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood (2023) came out before Scarlet Tower (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Scarlet Tower and Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.