Choose Ungate
Choose Ungate if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Ungate launched in 2023.
Ungate vs Dementium: The Ward
Ungate and Dementium: The Ward both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Ungate (2023) is 2 years older than Dementium: The Ward (2025). Ungate scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Dementium: The Ward (89.2% positive). 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 Dementium: The Ward
Choose Dementium: The Ward if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Dementium: The Ward launched in 2025.
Both Ungate and Dementium: The Ward sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.9% vs 89.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ungate |  Dementium: The Ward | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.9% positive (11 reviews) | 89.2% positive (176 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Varvara Andrei | Atooi |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Ungate (2023) is 2 years older than Dementium: The Ward (2025).
- Ungate scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Dementium: The Ward (89.2% positive).
- Dementium: The Ward is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Ungate has no Deck rating yet.
Ungate vs Dementium: The Ward — FAQ
- Should I play Ungate or Dementium: The Ward first?
- If you want chronology, Ungate (2023) came out before Dementium: The Ward (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 Ungate and Dementium: The Ward similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.