Choose STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Choose STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 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 The Path of Motus
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and The Path of Motus both land in Action, 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 share Action, Adventure on Steam. STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) is 4 years older than The Path of Motus (2018). The Path of Motus is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (14.99 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 The Path of Motus
Choose The Path of Motus if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Path of Motus launched in 2018.
Both STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and The Path of Motus sit in Action and 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
 STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® |  The Path of Motus | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.6% positive (1,369 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Double Helix Games, Capcom | Michael Hicks, Gonçalo Antunes |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) is 4 years older than The Path of Motus (2018).
- The Path of Motus is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Path of Motus has no Deck rating yet.
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® vs The Path of Motus — FAQ
- Should I play STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® or The Path of Motus first?
- If you want chronology, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® (2014) came out before The Path of Motus (2018). 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 The Path of Motus similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- 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. The Path of Motus doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.