Choose The Keyless: Awakening
Choose The Keyless: Awakening if you want a Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Keyless: Awakening launched in 2022.
The Keyless: Awakening vs MIRROR MIRROR
The Keyless: Awakening and MIRROR MIRROR both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. The Keyless: Awakening (2022) is 3 years older than MIRROR MIRROR (2025). The Keyless: Awakening is free; MIRROR MIRROR is paid (1.49 USD). 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 MIRROR MIRROR
Choose MIRROR MIRROR if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. MIRROR MIRROR launched in 2025.
Both The Keyless: Awakening and MIRROR MIRROR sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 The Keyless: Awakening |  MIRROR MIRROR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 1.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 61.9% positive (21 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | EddysssGames | ZeroZeroThirteen |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Keyless: Awakening (2022) is 3 years older than MIRROR MIRROR (2025).
- The Keyless: Awakening is free; MIRROR MIRROR is paid (1.49 USD).
- The Keyless: Awakening is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; MIRROR MIRROR has no Deck rating yet.
The Keyless: Awakening vs MIRROR MIRROR — FAQ
- Should I play The Keyless: Awakening or MIRROR MIRROR first?
- If you want chronology, The Keyless: Awakening (2022) came out before MIRROR MIRROR (2025). 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 The Keyless: Awakening and MIRROR MIRROR similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.
- Is The Keyless: Awakening free?
- Yes — The Keyless: Awakening is a free-to-play Steam title. MIRROR MIRROR is paid (1.49 USD).
- Does The Keyless: Awakening run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Keyless: Awakening is rated Deck Playable by Valve. MIRROR MIRROR doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.