Choose Endica VII The Dream King
Choose Endica VII The Dream King if you want an Indie and Casual experience. Endica VII The Dream King launched in 2016.
Endica VII The Dream King vs Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Endica VII The Dream King and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night both land in Action, Adventure, RPG 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, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Endica VII The Dream King (2016) is 3 years older than Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2019). Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Endica VII The Dream King (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 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Choose Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and Subtitle Options side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 10,969 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Endica VII The Dream King and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, 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
 Endica VII The Dream King |  Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 36.7% positive (30 reviews) | 92.9% positive (10,969 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Dream Within | ArtPlay |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Endica VII The Dream King (2016) is 3 years older than Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2019).
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Endica VII The Dream King (36.7% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Endica VII The Dream King has no Deck rating yet.
Endica VII The Dream King vs Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night — FAQ
- Should I play Endica VII The Dream King or Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night first?
- If you want chronology, Endica VII The Dream King (2016) came out before Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2019). 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 Endica VII The Dream King and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG 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.
- Do both Endica VII The Dream King and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Endica VII The Dream King ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.