Choose Searching For Rest
Choose Searching For Rest if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. Searching For Rest launched in 2024.
Searching For Rest vs Lost For Swords
Searching For Rest and Lost For Swords both land in Strategy, Indie 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Searching For Rest (2024) is 1 year older than Lost For Swords (2025). Lost For Swords scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Searching For Rest (94.7% 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 Lost For Swords
Choose Lost For Swords if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Lost For Swords launched in 2025.
Both Searching For Rest and Lost For Swords sit in Strategy and Indie 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
 Searching For Rest |  Lost For Swords | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 8.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.7% positive (57 reviews) | 100% positive (41 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Delightful Victory | MaxBytes |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Searching For Rest (2024) is 1 year older than Lost For Swords (2025).
- Lost For Swords scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Searching For Rest (94.7% positive).
- Searching For Rest is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Lost For Swords (5.99 USD vs. 8.49 USD).
- Steam Deck: Searching For Rest is Deck Playable, Lost For Swords is Deck Verified.
Searching For Rest vs Lost For Swords — FAQ
- Should I play Searching For Rest or Lost For Swords first?
- If you want chronology, Searching For Rest (2024) came out before Lost For Swords (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 Searching For Rest and Lost For Swords similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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.