Choose Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
Choose Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians launched in 2013.
Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians vs Frederic: Resurrection of Music
Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians and Frederic: Resurrection of Music both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians (2013) is 1 year older than Frederic: Resurrection of Music (2014). Frederic: Resurrection of Music scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians (79.6% 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 Frederic: Resurrection of Music
Choose Frederic: Resurrection of Music if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Frederic: Resurrection of Music launched in 2014.
Both Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians and Frederic: Resurrection of Music sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (79.6% vs 81% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians |  Frederic: Resurrection of Music | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.6% positive (216 reviews) | 81% positive (306 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Threaks | Forever Entertainment S. A. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians (2013) is 1 year older than Frederic: Resurrection of Music (2014).
- Frederic: Resurrection of Music scores higher on Steam reviews (81% positive) than Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians (79.6% positive).
- Frederic: Resurrection of Music is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Frederic: Resurrection of Music has no Deck rating yet.
Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians vs Frederic: Resurrection of Music — FAQ
- Which is better, Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians or Frederic: Resurrection of Music?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians sits at 79.6% positive (216 reviews), Frederic: Resurrection of Music at 81% (306). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians or Frederic: Resurrection of Music first?
- If you want chronology, Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians (2013) came out before Frederic: Resurrection of Music (2014). 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 Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians and Frederic: Resurrection of Music similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Frederic: Resurrection of Music doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.