Choose Befriended Curse
Choose Befriended Curse if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. Befriended Curse launched in 2024.
Befriended Curse vs Tales of the Forgotten
Befriended Curse and Tales of the Forgotten both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Befriended Curse (2024) is 1 year older than Tales of the Forgotten (2025). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Befriended Curse: 166 reviews, Tales of the Forgotten: 29). 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 Tales of the Forgotten
Choose Tales of the Forgotten if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Tales of the Forgotten launched in 2025.
Both Befriended Curse and Tales of the Forgotten sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.8% vs 96.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Befriended Curse |  Tales of the Forgotten | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.8% positive (166 reviews) | 96.6% positive (29 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Yellow Basement Games | Dead Possum Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Befriended Curse (2024) is 1 year older than Tales of the Forgotten (2025).
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Befriended Curse: 166 reviews, Tales of the Forgotten: 29).
- Befriended Curse is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Tales of the Forgotten (4.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Befriended Curse is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Tales of the Forgotten has no Deck rating yet.
Befriended Curse vs Tales of the Forgotten — FAQ
- Should I play Befriended Curse or Tales of the Forgotten first?
- If you want chronology, Befriended Curse (2024) came out before Tales of the Forgotten (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 Befriended Curse and Tales of the Forgotten similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Befriended Curse run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Befriended Curse is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Tales of the Forgotten doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.