Choose Crimen - Mercenary Tales
Choose Crimen - Mercenary Tales if you want an Action experience. Crimen - Mercenary Tales launched in 2023.
Crimen - Mercenary Tales vs Christmas: Dark Side
Crimen - Mercenary Tales and Christmas: Dark Side both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Crimen - Mercenary Tales (2023) is 1 year older than Christmas: Dark Side (2024). Christmas: Dark Side is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Crimen - Mercenary Tales (3.99 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 Christmas: Dark Side
Choose Christmas: Dark Side if you want an Indie and Casual game with Tracked Controller Support. On Steam, it's currently about 73% cheaper on the Steam Store. Christmas: Dark Side launched in 2024.
Both Crimen - Mercenary Tales and Christmas: Dark Side sit in Adventure on Steam and both list VR Only, 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
 Crimen - Mercenary Tales |  Christmas: Dark Side | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 64.3% positive (14 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Carbon Studio | Aglobex |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Crimen - Mercenary Tales (2023) is 1 year older than Christmas: Dark Side (2024).
- Christmas: Dark Side is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Crimen - Mercenary Tales (3.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
Crimen - Mercenary Tales vs Christmas: Dark Side — FAQ
- Should I play Crimen - Mercenary Tales or Christmas: Dark Side first?
- If you want chronology, Crimen - Mercenary Tales (2023) came out before Christmas: Dark Side (2024). 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 Crimen - Mercenary Tales and Christmas: Dark Side similar?
- They overlap on 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.