Choose Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
Choose Tormentum - Dark Sorrow if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,358 Steam reviews back the pick.
Tormentum - Dark Sorrow vs Home Darkness - Escape?
Tormentum - Dark Sorrow and Home Darkness - Escape? 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. Tormentum - Dark Sorrow (2015) is 2 years older than Home Darkness - Escape? (2017). Tormentum - Dark Sorrow scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Home Darkness - Escape? (36.7% 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 Home Darkness - Escape?
Choose Home Darkness - Escape? if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Home Darkness - Escape? launched in 2017.
Both Tormentum - Dark Sorrow and Home Darkness - Escape? 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
 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow |  Home Darkness - Escape? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 4.79 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 92.9% positive (1,358 reviews) | 36.7% positive (30 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | OhNoo Studio | Starodymov |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Tormentum - Dark Sorrow (2015) is 2 years older than Home Darkness - Escape? (2017).
- Tormentum - Dark Sorrow scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Home Darkness - Escape? (36.7% positive).
- Home Darkness - Escape? is free; Tormentum - Dark Sorrow is paid (4.79 USD).
- Tormentum - Dark Sorrow is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Home Darkness - Escape? has no Deck rating yet.
Tormentum - Dark Sorrow vs Home Darkness - Escape? — FAQ
- Should I play Tormentum - Dark Sorrow or Home Darkness - Escape? first?
- If you want chronology, Tormentum - Dark Sorrow (2015) came out before Home Darkness - Escape? (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 Tormentum - Dark Sorrow and Home Darkness - Escape? 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.
- Is Home Darkness - Escape? free?
- Yes — Home Darkness - Escape? is a free-to-play Steam title. Tormentum - Dark Sorrow is paid (4.79 USD).
- Does Tormentum - Dark Sorrow run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tormentum - Dark Sorrow is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Home Darkness - Escape? doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.