Choose Plebby Quest: The Crusades
Choose Plebby Quest: The Crusades if you want an Action and Simulation experience. Plebby Quest: The Crusades launched in 2020.
Plebby Quest: The Crusades vs Templum de Malum
Plebby Quest: The Crusades and Templum de Malum both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Templum de Malum (2019) is 1 year older than Plebby Quest: The Crusades (2020). Templum de Malum scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Plebby Quest: The Crusades (80.9% 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 Templum de Malum
Choose Templum de Malum if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Templum de Malum launched in 2019.
Both Plebby Quest: The Crusades and Templum de Malum sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Plebby Quest: The Crusades |  Templum de Malum | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.9% positive (413 reviews) | 90% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PiedPipers Team | Nuts and Volts Electronics |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Templum de Malum (2019) is 1 year older than Plebby Quest: The Crusades (2020).
- Templum de Malum scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Plebby Quest: The Crusades (80.9% positive).
- Templum de Malum is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Plebby Quest: The Crusades (1.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Plebby Quest: The Crusades is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Templum de Malum has no Deck rating yet.
Plebby Quest: The Crusades vs Templum de Malum — FAQ
- Should I play Plebby Quest: The Crusades or Templum de Malum first?
- If you want chronology, Templum de Malum (2019) came out before Plebby Quest: The Crusades (2020). 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 Plebby Quest: The Crusades and Templum de Malum similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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 Plebby Quest: The Crusades run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Plebby Quest: The Crusades is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Templum de Malum doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.