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That Village vs Awakeness: YALDA Night

That Village and Awakeness: YALDA Night 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. That Village (2025) is 1 year older than Awakeness: YALDA Night (2026). Awakeness: YALDA Night is free; That Village is paid (6.99 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 That Village

Choose That Village if you want an Early Access experience. That Village launched in 2025.

Choose Awakeness: YALDA Night

Choose Awakeness: YALDA Night if you want a Free To Play game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Awakeness: YALDA Night launched in 2026.

Both That Village and Awakeness: YALDA Night 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

That Village vs Awakeness: YALDA Night — Steam metadata comparison
That Village — Steam game coverThat VillageAwakeness: YALDA Night — Steam game coverAwakeness: YALDA Night
Released20252026
GenresAction, Indie, Adventure, Early AccessAction, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price6.99 USDFree to play
Steam reviews1 reviews76.9% positive (13 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersNKARE GAMESMind Ashes

Side by side

That Village vs Awakeness: YALDA Night — FAQ

Should I play That Village or Awakeness: YALDA Night first?
If you want chronology, That Village (2025) came out before Awakeness: YALDA Night (2026). 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 That Village and Awakeness: YALDA Night 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.
Is Awakeness: YALDA Night free?
Yes — Awakeness: YALDA Night is a free-to-play Steam title. That Village is paid (6.99 USD).
That Village vs Awakeness: YALDA Night — Verdict (2026) · imho.run