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 SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen
Death's Gambit: Afterlife and SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen 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 1 year older than SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen (2019). Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (Death's Gambit: Afterlife: 2,088 reviews, SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen: 57). 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 SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen
Choose SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen if you want an Early Access experience. SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen launched in 2019.
Both Death's Gambit: Afterlife and SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80.4% vs 80.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Death's Gambit: Afterlife |  SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (2,088 reviews) | 80.7% positive (57 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Rabbit | Planet Tobor |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) is 1 year older than SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen (2019).
- Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (Death's Gambit: Afterlife: 2,088 reviews, SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen: 57).
- SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen has no Deck rating yet.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen — FAQ
- Should I play Death's Gambit: Afterlife or SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen first?
- If you want chronology, Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) came out before SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen (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 Death's Gambit: Afterlife and SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen 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. SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.