Choose Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning
Choose Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning if you want a Strategy game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Surround Sound. Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning launched in 2014.
Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning vs Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning and Bleak Faith: Forsaken 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. Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning (2014) is 9 years older than Bleak Faith: Forsaken (2023). Bleak Faith: Forsaken scores higher on Steam reviews (75.3% positive) than Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning (10% 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 Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Choose Bleak Faith: Forsaken if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,866 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning and Bleak Faith: Forsaken sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning |  Bleak Faith: Forsaken | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 10% positive (10 reviews) | 75.3% positive (1,866 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cypress Inheritance, LLC | Archangel Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning (2014) is 9 years older than Bleak Faith: Forsaken (2023).
- Bleak Faith: Forsaken scores higher on Steam reviews (75.3% positive) than Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning (10% positive).
- Bleak Faith: Forsaken is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning (29.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Bleak Faith: Forsaken is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning has no Deck rating yet.
Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning vs Bleak Faith: Forsaken — FAQ
- Should I play Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning or Bleak Faith: Forsaken first?
- If you want chronology, Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning (2014) came out before Bleak Faith: Forsaken (2023). 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 Cypress Inheritance: The Beginning and Bleak Faith: Forsaken 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.