Choose [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day
Choose [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day if it matches what drew you to this matchup. [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day launched in 2024.
[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day vs Obscured Stories: The Resentment
[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day and Obscured Stories: The Resentment both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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 Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day (2024) is 1 year older than Obscured Stories: The Resentment (2025). [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day scores higher on Steam reviews (64% positive) than Obscured Stories: The Resentment (54.5% 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 Obscured Stories: The Resentment
Choose Obscured Stories: The Resentment if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Obscured Stories: The Resentment launched in 2025.
Both [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day and Obscured Stories: The Resentment sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual 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
![[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3176560/header.jpg?t=1736461289) [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day |  Obscured Stories: The Resentment | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 64% positive (25 reviews) | 54.5% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Southern Fjords Games | SilentSignalStudios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day (2024) is 1 year older than Obscured Stories: The Resentment (2025).
- [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day scores higher on Steam reviews (64% positive) than Obscured Stories: The Resentment (54.5% positive).
- Obscured Stories: The Resentment is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day (1.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Obscured Stories: The Resentment has no Deck rating yet.
[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day vs Obscured Stories: The Resentment — FAQ
- Should I play [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day or Obscured Stories: The Resentment first?
- If you want chronology, [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day (2024) came out before Obscured Stories: The Resentment (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 [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day and Obscured Stories: The Resentment similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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 [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — [Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Obscured Stories: The Resentment doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.