Choose Ultimate Pain
Choose Ultimate Pain if you want the HDR available side of the pairing. Ultimate Pain launched in 2025.
Ultimate Pain vs THE DARUMA CHALLENGE
Ultimate Pain and THE DARUMA CHALLENGE both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2025. THE DARUMA CHALLENGE is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Pain (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 THE DARUMA CHALLENGE
Choose THE DARUMA CHALLENGE if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. THE DARUMA CHALLENGE launched in 2025.
Both Ultimate Pain and THE DARUMA CHALLENGE sit in Action, 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
 Ultimate Pain |  THE DARUMA CHALLENGE | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ROOM 205 | Mūn Mūn Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- THE DARUMA CHALLENGE is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Pain (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Ultimate Pain vs THE DARUMA CHALLENGE — FAQ
- Are Ultimate Pain and THE DARUMA CHALLENGE similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.