Choose Curse of Darkness
Choose Curse of Darkness if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Curse of Darkness launched in 2024.
Curse of Darkness vs Hunting Contract
Curse of Darkness and Hunting Contract both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Hunting Contract has co-op; Curse of Darkness does not. 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 Hunting Contract
Choose Hunting Contract if you want an Action and Strategy game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Steam Turn Notifications. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Curse of Darkness and Hunting Contract sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list HDR available, 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
 Curse of Darkness |  Hunting Contract | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | — |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | SomeTimesAtNight | Bugknot Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Hunting Contract has co-op; Curse of Darkness does not.
Curse of Darkness vs Hunting Contract — FAQ
- Are Curse of Darkness and Hunting Contract similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Does Curse of Darkness have multiplayer like Hunting Contract?
- No. Hunting Contract supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Curse of Darkness is listed as single-player only.