Choose Otherlights
Choose Otherlights if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP. Otherlights launched in 2024.
Otherlights vs The Lantern of the Laughless Saint
Otherlights and The Lantern of the Laughless Saint both land in Action, 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 Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Otherlights (2024) is 2 years older than The Lantern of the Laughless Saint (2026). The Lantern of the Laughless Saint is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Otherlights (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 The Lantern of the Laughless Saint
Choose The Lantern of the Laughless Saint if you want the Online Co-op side of the pairing. The Lantern of the Laughless Saint launched in 2026.
Both Otherlights and The Lantern of the Laughless Saint sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Otherlights |  The Lantern of the Laughless Saint | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Action, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Soleil Artificiel | NerveLabs |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Otherlights (2024) is 2 years older than The Lantern of the Laughless Saint (2026).
- The Lantern of the Laughless Saint is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Otherlights (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- The Lantern of the Laughless Saint is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Otherlights has no Deck rating yet.
Otherlights vs The Lantern of the Laughless Saint — FAQ
- Should I play Otherlights or The Lantern of the Laughless Saint first?
- If you want chronology, Otherlights (2024) came out before The Lantern of the Laughless Saint (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 Otherlights and The Lantern of the Laughless Saint similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Otherlights and The Lantern of the Laughless Saint have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Otherlights ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; The Lantern of the Laughless Saint ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.