Which is better, The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles or Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure?

On Steam reviews Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure scores higher (87.4% positive) than The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles (81.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.

Should I play The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles or Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure first?

If you want chronology, The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles (2012) came out before Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure (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.

The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles vs Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles and Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles (2012) is 7 years older than Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure (2019). Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure scores higher on Steam reviews (87.4% positive) than The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles (81.9% 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 The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles

Choose The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles launched in 2012.

Choose Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

Choose Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.4% positive across 1,048 reviews.

Both The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles and Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure sit in 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.

The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles vs Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure — Steam metadata comparison
	The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles	Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
Released	2012	2019
Genres	Indie, Adventure	Indie, Adventure
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Playable
Price	19.99 USD	19.99 USD
Steam reviews	81.9% positive (199 reviews)	87.4% positive (1,048 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	KING Art	Stuck In Attic

Side by side

Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles (2012) is 7 years older than Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure (2019).
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure scores higher on Steam reviews (87.4% positive) than The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles (81.9% positive).
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
Steam Deck: The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles is Deck Verified, Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure is Deck Playable.