Choose Life Eater
Choose Life Eater if you want a Strategy and RPG experience. Life Eater launched in 2024.
Life Eater vs These Darker Tides
Life Eater and These Darker Tides both land in Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Life Eater (2024) is 1 year older than These Darker Tides (2025). These Darker Tides scores higher on Steam reviews (93.2% positive) than Life Eater (85.5% 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 These Darker Tides
Choose These Darker Tides if it's currently about 47% cheaper on the Steam Store. These Darker Tides launched in 2025.
Both Life Eater and These Darker Tides sit in Indie and Simulation 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
 Life Eater |  These Darker Tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.5% positive (283 reviews) | 93.2% positive (44 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Strange Scaffold | Pixel Drip Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Life Eater (2024) is 1 year older than These Darker Tides (2025).
- These Darker Tides scores higher on Steam reviews (93.2% positive) than Life Eater (85.5% positive).
- These Darker Tides is currently ~47% cheaper on Steam than Life Eater (7.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Life Eater is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; These Darker Tides has no Deck rating yet.
Life Eater vs These Darker Tides — FAQ
- Should I play Life Eater or These Darker Tides first?
- If you want chronology, Life Eater (2024) came out before These Darker Tides (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 Life Eater and These Darker Tides similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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 Life Eater run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Life Eater is rated Deck Playable by Valve. These Darker Tides doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.