Choose Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Choose Death's Gambit: Afterlife if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,088 Steam reviews back the pick.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs Night of the Assassins
Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Night of the Assassins 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 Night of the Assassins (2024). Death's Gambit: Afterlife is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Night of the Assassins (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 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 Night of the Assassins
Choose Night of the Assassins if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Night of the Assassins launched in 2024.
Both Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Night of the Assassins 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 |  Night of the Assassins | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (2,088 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Rabbit | Lieb |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) is 6 years older than Night of the Assassins (2024).
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Night of the Assassins (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Night of the Assassins has no Deck rating yet.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs Night of the Assassins — FAQ
- Should I play Death's Gambit: Afterlife or Night of the Assassins first?
- If you want chronology, Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) came out before Night of the Assassins (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 Night of the Assassins 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.
- Does Death's Gambit: Afterlife run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Death's Gambit: Afterlife is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Night of the Assassins doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.