Choose Blackguards
Choose Blackguards if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure experience. 1,271 Steam reviews back the pick.
Blackguards vs Summoner Arise!
Blackguards and Summoner Arise! both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Blackguards is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Summoner Arise! has no Deck rating yet. 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 Summoner Arise!
Choose Summoner Arise! if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Both Blackguards and Summoner Arise! sit in Strategy 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
 Blackguards |  Summoner Arise! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 59.2% positive (1,271 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Daedalic Entertainment | CookieLegends |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Blackguards is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Summoner Arise! has no Deck rating yet.
Blackguards vs Summoner Arise! — FAQ
- Are Blackguards and Summoner Arise! similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Blackguards run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Blackguards is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Summoner Arise! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.