Choose Absurd Story: Back Home
Choose Absurd Story: Back Home if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 69% cheaper on the Steam Store. Absurd Story: Back Home launched in 2025.
Absurd Story: Back Home vs Kill The Shadow
Absurd Story: Back Home and Kill The Shadow 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. Absurd Story: Back Home (2025) is 1 year older than Kill The Shadow (2026). Absurd Story: Back Home is currently ~69% cheaper on Steam than Kill The Shadow (5.24 USD vs. 16.99 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 Kill The Shadow
Choose Kill The Shadow if you want the DualSense Controller Support side of the pairing. Kill The Shadow launched in 2026.
Both Absurd Story: Back Home and Kill The Shadow sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG 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
 Absurd Story: Back Home |  Kill The Shadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.24 USD | 16.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | HcAndersen | Shadowlight |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Absurd Story: Back Home (2025) is 1 year older than Kill The Shadow (2026).
- Absurd Story: Back Home is currently ~69% cheaper on Steam than Kill The Shadow (5.24 USD vs. 16.99 USD).
- Kill The Shadow is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Absurd Story: Back Home has no Deck rating yet.
Absurd Story: Back Home vs Kill The Shadow — FAQ
- Should I play Absurd Story: Back Home or Kill The Shadow first?
- If you want chronology, Absurd Story: Back Home (2025) came out before Kill The Shadow (2026). 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 Absurd Story: Back Home and Kill The Shadow 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.