Choose Halls of Torment
Choose Halls of Torment if you want an Indie and RPG game with Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.1% positive across 20,900 reviews.
Halls of Torment vs Achilles: Survivor
Halls of Torment and Achilles: Survivor both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Halls of Torment (2024) is 1 year older than Achilles: Survivor (2025). Halls of Torment scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Achilles: Survivor (81% 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 Achilles: Survivor
Choose Achilles: Survivor if you want an Adventure game with Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, and Adjustable Difficulty. Achilles: Survivor launched in 2025.
Both Halls of Torment and Achilles: Survivor sit in Action on Steam and both list Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, and Mouse Only Option, 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
 Halls of Torment |  Achilles: Survivor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 6.66 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.1% positive (20,900 reviews) | 81% positive (590 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Chasing Carrots | Dark Point Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Halls of Torment (2024) is 1 year older than Achilles: Survivor (2025).
- Halls of Torment scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Achilles: Survivor (81% positive).
- Halls of Torment is currently ~5% cheaper on Steam than Achilles: Survivor (6.66 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Halls of Torment vs Achilles: Survivor — FAQ
- Which is better, Halls of Torment or Achilles: Survivor?
- On Steam reviews Halls of Torment scores higher (96.1% positive) than Achilles: Survivor (81% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Halls of Torment is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Halls of Torment or Achilles: Survivor first?
- If you want chronology, Halls of Torment (2024) came out before Achilles: Survivor (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 Halls of Torment and Achilles: Survivor similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.
- Do Halls of Torment and Achilles: Survivor both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.