Choose Way of the Samurai 4
Choose Way of the Samurai 4 if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,259 Steam reviews back the pick.
Way of the Samurai 4 vs After The End: The Harvest
Way of the Samurai 4 and After The End: The Harvest 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. Way of the Samurai 4 (2015) is 2 years older than After The End: The Harvest (2017). Both sit near 79% positive on Steam (Way of the Samurai 4: 1,259 reviews, After The End: The Harvest: 33). 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 After The End: The Harvest
Choose After The End: The Harvest if you want an Indie and RPG experience. After The End: The Harvest launched in 2017.
Both Way of the Samurai 4 and After The End: The Harvest sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78.2% vs 78.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Way of the Samurai 4 |  After The End: The Harvest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.49 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.2% positive (1,259 reviews) | 78.8% positive (33 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ACQUIRE Corp. | Elushis |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Way of the Samurai 4 (2015) is 2 years older than After The End: The Harvest (2017).
- Both sit near 79% positive on Steam (Way of the Samurai 4: 1,259 reviews, After The End: The Harvest: 33).
- Way of the Samurai 4 is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than After The End: The Harvest (2.49 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Way of the Samurai 4 is Deck Unsupported, After The End: The Harvest is Deck Playable.
Way of the Samurai 4 vs After The End: The Harvest — FAQ
- Should I play Way of the Samurai 4 or After The End: The Harvest first?
- If you want chronology, Way of the Samurai 4 (2015) came out before After The End: The Harvest (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 Way of the Samurai 4 and After The End: The Harvest 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.