Choose Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)
Choose Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.5% positive across 1,878 reviews.
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) vs Aurora Dusk: Steam Age
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) and Aurora Dusk: Steam Age both land in Strategy, Indie, RPG 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 Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) (2012) is 7 years older than Aurora Dusk: Steam Age (2019). Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Aurora Dusk: Steam Age (80.5% 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 Aurora Dusk: Steam Age
Choose Aurora Dusk: Steam Age if you want the Multi-player, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Aurora Dusk: Steam Age launched in 2019.
Both Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) and Aurora Dusk: Steam Age sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG 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
 Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) |  Aurora Dusk: Steam Age | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.5% positive (1,878 reviews) | 80.5% positive (195 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Level Up Labs, LLC | Sylvain Harlaut |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) (2012) is 7 years older than Aurora Dusk: Steam Age (2019).
- Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Aurora Dusk: Steam Age (80.5% positive).
- Aurora Dusk: Steam Age is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Aurora Dusk: Steam Age has co-op; Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) does not.
- Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Aurora Dusk: Steam Age has no Deck rating yet.
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) vs Aurora Dusk: Steam Age — FAQ
- Which is better, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) or Aurora Dusk: Steam Age?
- On Steam reviews Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) scores higher (95.5% positive) than Aurora Dusk: Steam Age (80.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) or Aurora Dusk: Steam Age first?
- If you want chronology, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) (2012) came out before Aurora Dusk: Steam Age (2019). 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 Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) and Aurora Dusk: Steam Age similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, RPG 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.
- Does Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) have multiplayer like Aurora Dusk: Steam Age?
- No. Aurora Dusk: Steam Age supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op), while Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) is listed as single-player only.
- Does Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Aurora Dusk: Steam Age doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.