Choose Visit From Above-Early Access
Choose Visit From Above-Early Access if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. Visit From Above-Early Access launched in 2023.
Visit From Above-Early Access vs These Darker Tides
Visit From Above-Early Access and These Darker Tides both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Visit From Above-Early Access (2023) is 2 years older than These Darker Tides (2025). Visit From Above-Early Access is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than These Darker Tides (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 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 These Darker Tides
Choose These Darker Tides if you want a Simulation experience. These Darker Tides launched in 2025.
Both Visit From Above-Early Access and These Darker Tides sit in Indie 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
 Visit From Above-Early Access |  These Darker Tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 93.2% positive (44 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | MythicPenguin | Pixel Drip Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Visit From Above-Early Access (2023) is 2 years older than These Darker Tides (2025).
- Visit From Above-Early Access is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than These Darker Tides (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
Visit From Above-Early Access vs These Darker Tides — FAQ
- Should I play Visit From Above-Early Access or These Darker Tides first?
- If you want chronology, Visit From Above-Early Access (2023) 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 Visit From Above-Early Access and These Darker Tides similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.