Choose Poveglia: The Island of No Return
Choose Poveglia: The Island of No Return if you want an Early Access experience. Poveglia: The Island of No Return launched in 2024.
Poveglia: The Island of No Return vs Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
Poveglia: The Island of No Return and Dark Pals: The 1st Floor both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Poveglia: The Island of No Return (2024) is 2 years older than Dark Pals: The 1st Floor (2026). Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is currently ~62% cheaper on Steam than Poveglia: The Island of No Return (5.69 USD vs. 14.99 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 Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
Choose Dark Pals: The 1st Floor if you want the Subtitle Options, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 62% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dark Pals: The 1st Floor launched in 2026.
Both Poveglia: The Island of No Return and Dark Pals: The 1st Floor sit in 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
 Poveglia: The Island of No Return |  Dark Pals: The 1st Floor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure, Early Access | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 5.69 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 89% positive (610 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | INTI Game Productions | Skunx Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Poveglia: The Island of No Return (2024) is 2 years older than Dark Pals: The 1st Floor (2026).
- Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is currently ~62% cheaper on Steam than Poveglia: The Island of No Return (5.69 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Poveglia: The Island of No Return has no Deck rating yet.
Poveglia: The Island of No Return vs Dark Pals: The 1st Floor — FAQ
- Should I play Poveglia: The Island of No Return or Dark Pals: The 1st Floor first?
- If you want chronology, Poveglia: The Island of No Return (2024) came out before Dark Pals: The 1st Floor (2026). 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 Poveglia: The Island of No Return and Dark Pals: The 1st Floor similar?
- They overlap on 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.