Choose Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Choose Death's Gambit: Afterlife if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,088 Steam reviews back the pick.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs Custodian: Beginning of the End
Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Custodian: Beginning of the End 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. Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) is 3 years older than Custodian: Beginning of the End (2021). Death's Gambit: Afterlife scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Custodian: Beginning of the End (72.2% 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 Custodian: Beginning of the End
Choose Custodian: Beginning of the End if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Custodian: Beginning of the End launched in 2021.
Both Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Custodian: Beginning of the End 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
 Death's Gambit: Afterlife |  Custodian: Beginning of the End | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (2,088 reviews) | 72.2% positive (18 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Rabbit | Red-Pixel |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) is 3 years older than Custodian: Beginning of the End (2021).
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Custodian: Beginning of the End (72.2% positive).
- Custodian: Beginning of the End is free; Death's Gambit: Afterlife is paid (19.99 USD).
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Custodian: Beginning of the End has no Deck rating yet.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs Custodian: Beginning of the End — FAQ
- Should I play Death's Gambit: Afterlife or Custodian: Beginning of the End first?
- If you want chronology, Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) came out before Custodian: Beginning of the End (2021). 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 Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Custodian: Beginning of the End 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 Custodian: Beginning of the End free?
- Yes — Custodian: Beginning of the End is a free-to-play Steam title. Death's Gambit: Afterlife is paid (19.99 USD).
- Does Death's Gambit: Afterlife run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Death's Gambit: Afterlife is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Custodian: Beginning of the End doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.