Choose Zafehouse: Diaries
Choose Zafehouse: Diaries if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Zafehouse: Diaries launched in 2013.
Zafehouse: Diaries vs Deadly Step
Zafehouse: Diaries and Deadly Step both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Zafehouse: Diaries (2013) is 6 years older than Deadly Step (2019). Zafehouse: Diaries is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Deadly Step (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Deadly Step
Choose Deadly Step if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Deadly Step launched in 2019.
Both Zafehouse: Diaries and Deadly Step sit in 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
 Zafehouse: Diaries |  Deadly Step | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.4% positive (259 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Screwfly Studios | R.I.P Games, Total Craft Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Zafehouse: Diaries (2013) is 6 years older than Deadly Step (2019).
- Zafehouse: Diaries is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Deadly Step (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Zafehouse: Diaries is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Deadly Step has no Deck rating yet.
Zafehouse: Diaries vs Deadly Step — FAQ
- Should I play Zafehouse: Diaries or Deadly Step first?
- If you want chronology, Zafehouse: Diaries (2013) came out before Deadly Step (2019). 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 Zafehouse: Diaries and Deadly Step similar?
- They overlap on 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.