Choose STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Choose STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,369 Steam reviews back the pick.
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® vs Slashboy
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and Slashboy 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. STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) is 11 years older than Slashboy (2025). Slashboy is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (1.99 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 Slashboy
Choose Slashboy if you want an Indie and Casual game with Adjustable Text Size, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound. On Steam, it's currently about 87% cheaper on the Steam Store. Slashboy launched in 2025.
Both STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and Slashboy sit in Action on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® |  Slashboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.6% positive (1,369 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Double Helix Games, Capcom | Punch Game Project |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) is 11 years older than Slashboy (2025).
- Slashboy is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (1.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Slashboy has no Deck rating yet.
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® vs Slashboy — FAQ
- Should I play STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® or Slashboy first?
- If you want chronology, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) came out before Slashboy (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 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and Slashboy 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.
- Does STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Slashboy doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.