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 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
Death's Gambit: Afterlife and AWAKEN - Astral Blade 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 6 years older than AWAKEN - Astral Blade (2024). AWAKEN - Astral Blade scores higher on Steam reviews (85.1% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% 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 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
Choose AWAKEN - Astral Blade if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.1% positive across 342 reviews.
Both Death's Gambit: Afterlife and AWAKEN - Astral Blade 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 |  AWAKEN - Astral Blade | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (2,088 reviews) | 85.1% positive (342 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Rabbit | Dark Pigeon Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) is 6 years older than AWAKEN - Astral Blade (2024).
- AWAKEN - Astral Blade scores higher on Steam reviews (85.1% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% positive).
- AWAKEN - Astral Blade is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Death's Gambit: Afterlife is Deck Verified, AWAKEN - Astral Blade is Deck Playable.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs AWAKEN - Astral Blade — FAQ
- Which is better, Death's Gambit: Afterlife or AWAKEN - Astral Blade?
- On Steam reviews AWAKEN - Astral Blade scores higher (85.1% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, AWAKEN - Astral Blade is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Death's Gambit: Afterlife or AWAKEN - Astral Blade first?
- If you want chronology, Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) came out before AWAKEN - Astral Blade (2024). 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 AWAKEN - Astral Blade 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.