Choose Novivors
Choose Novivors if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Simulation experience. Novivors launched in 2024.
Novivors vs Skills and Slimes
Novivors and Skills and Slimes both land in Action, 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, RPG on Steam. Novivors (2024) is 1 year older than Skills and Slimes (2025). Skills and Slimes is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Novivors (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 Skills and Slimes
Choose Skills and Slimes if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Skills and Slimes launched in 2025.
Both Novivors and Skills and Slimes sit in Action and RPG 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
 Novivors |  Skills and Slimes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.3% positive (30 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Limited Input LLC | Kyle Kerlikowske |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Novivors (2024) is 1 year older than Skills and Slimes (2025).
- Skills and Slimes is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Novivors (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Novivors is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Skills and Slimes has no Deck rating yet.
Novivors vs Skills and Slimes — FAQ
- Should I play Novivors or Skills and Slimes first?
- If you want chronology, Novivors (2024) came out before Skills and Slimes (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 Novivors and Skills and Slimes similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Novivors run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Novivors is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Skills and Slimes doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.