Choose Miscreated
Choose Miscreated if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation game with MMO and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 63.9% positive across 11,535 reviews.
Miscreated vs The Black Death
Miscreated and The Black Death 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. The Black Death (2016) is 2 years older than Miscreated (2018). Miscreated scores higher on Steam reviews (63.9% positive) than The Black Death (53.3% 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 The Black Death
Choose The Black Death if you want an Early Access experience. The Black Death launched in 2016.
Both Miscreated and The Black Death sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Miscreated |  The Black Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 63.9% positive (11,535 reviews) | 53.3% positive (806 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Entrada Interactive LLC | Syrin Studios, Small Impact Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- The Black Death (2016) is 2 years older than Miscreated (2018).
- Miscreated scores higher on Steam reviews (63.9% positive) than The Black Death (53.3% positive).
- Miscreated is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; The Black Death has no Deck rating yet.
Miscreated vs The Black Death — FAQ
- Which is better, Miscreated or The Black Death?
- On Steam reviews Miscreated scores higher (63.9% positive) than The Black Death (53.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Miscreated is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Miscreated or The Black Death first?
- If you want chronology, The Black Death (2016) came out before Miscreated (2018). 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 Miscreated and The Black Death 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.