Choose Caster
Choose Caster if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Casual experience. 1,271 Steam reviews back the pick.
Caster vs Fictorum
Caster and Fictorum both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, RPG on Steam. Caster (2009) is 8 years older than Fictorum (2017). Fictorum scores higher on Steam reviews (79.4% positive) than Caster (78% 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 Fictorum
Choose Fictorum if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Fictorum launched in 2017.
Both Caster and Fictorum sit in Action, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78% vs 79.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Caster |  Fictorum | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive (1,271 reviews) | 79.4% positive (880 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Elecorn | Scraping Bottom Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Caster (2009) is 8 years older than Fictorum (2017).
- Fictorum scores higher on Steam reviews (79.4% positive) than Caster (78% positive).
- Fictorum is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Caster (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Fictorum is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Caster has no Deck rating yet.
Caster vs Fictorum — FAQ
- Which is better, Caster or Fictorum?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Caster sits at 78% positive (1,271 reviews), Fictorum at 79.4% (880). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Caster or Fictorum first?
- If you want chronology, Caster (2009) came out before Fictorum (2017). 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 Caster and Fictorum similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.