Choose Dark Hours: Prologue
Choose Dark Hours: Prologue if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,098 Steam reviews back the pick.
Dark Hours: Prologue vs Ivory Cage
Dark Hours: Prologue and Ivory Cage both land in Action, Adventure 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 on Steam. Dark Hours: Prologue is free; Ivory Cage is paid (Price unknown). Both support cooperative play. 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 Ivory Cage
Choose Ivory Cage if you want an Indie game with LAN Co-op, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort.
Both Dark Hours: Prologue and Ivory Cage sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Dark Hours: Prologue |  Ivory Cage | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | — |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 87.3% positive (1,098 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Piece of Cake studios | StarFusion Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Dark Hours: Prologue is free; Ivory Cage is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Dark Hours: Prologue is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Ivory Cage has no Deck rating yet.
Dark Hours: Prologue vs Ivory Cage — FAQ
- Are Dark Hours: Prologue and Ivory Cage similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure 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.
- Do both Dark Hours: Prologue and Ivory Cage have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Dark Hours: Prologue ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Ivory Cage ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Is Dark Hours: Prologue free?
- Yes — Dark Hours: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Ivory Cage is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Dark Hours: Prologue run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dark Hours: Prologue is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Ivory Cage doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.