Choose Murder Miners
Choose Murder Miners if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,095 Steam reviews back the pick.
Murder Miners vs Blocks and Bones
Murder Miners and Blocks and Bones both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Murder Miners (2014) is 12 years older than Blocks and Bones (2026). Murder Miners is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Blocks and Bones (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Blocks and Bones
Choose Blocks and Bones if you want a Strategy and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Blocks and Bones launched in 2026.
Both Murder Miners and Blocks and Bones sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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
 Murder Miners |  Blocks and Bones | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.3% positive (3,095 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | JForce Games | HawkSandwich |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Murder Miners (2014) is 12 years older than Blocks and Bones (2026).
- Murder Miners is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Blocks and Bones (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Murder Miners has co-op; Blocks and Bones does not.
- Murder Miners is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Blocks and Bones has no Deck rating yet.
Murder Miners vs Blocks and Bones — FAQ
- Should I play Murder Miners or Blocks and Bones first?
- If you want chronology, Murder Miners (2014) came out before Blocks and Bones (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 Murder Miners and Blocks and Bones similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Blocks and Bones have multiplayer like Murder Miners?
- No. Murder Miners supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Blocks and Bones is listed as single-player only.
- Does Murder Miners run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Murder Miners is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Blocks and Bones doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.