Choose Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera
Choose Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera launched in 2025.
Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera vs Yarimono
Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera and Yarimono both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG 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 Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Yarimono (2024) is 1 year older than Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera (2025). Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera: 71 reviews, Yarimono: 314). 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 Yarimono
Choose Yarimono if it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. Yarimono launched in 2024.
Both Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera and Yarimono sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.3% vs 88.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera |  Yarimono | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 34.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.3% positive (71 reviews) | 88.2% positive (314 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | inputHero | にゅう工房 |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Yarimono (2024) is 1 year older than Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera (2025).
- Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera: 71 reviews, Yarimono: 314).
- Yarimono is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera (24.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Yarimono is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera has no Deck rating yet.
Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera vs Yarimono — FAQ
- Should I play Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera or Yarimono first?
- If you want chronology, Yarimono (2024) came out before Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera (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 Monster Souls: Chains of Chimera and Yarimono similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG 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.