Choose Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Choose Death's Gambit: Afterlife if you want an Adventure experience. 2,088 Steam reviews back the pick.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs Vigil: The Longest Night
Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Vigil: The Longest Night both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, RPG on Steam. Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) is 2 years older than Vigil: The Longest Night (2020). Vigil: The Longest Night scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% 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 Vigil: The Longest Night
Choose Vigil: The Longest Night if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.9% positive across 1,329 reviews.
Both Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Vigil: The Longest Night sit in Action, Indie, and RPG 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 |  Vigil: The Longest Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 21.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (2,088 reviews) | 85.9% positive (1,329 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Rabbit | Glass Heart Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) is 2 years older than Vigil: The Longest Night (2020).
- Vigil: The Longest Night scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% positive).
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife is currently ~9% cheaper on Steam than Vigil: The Longest Night (19.99 USD vs. 21.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs Vigil: The Longest Night — FAQ
- Which is better, Death's Gambit: Afterlife or Vigil: The Longest Night?
- On Steam reviews Vigil: The Longest Night scores higher (85.9% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Vigil: The Longest Night 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 Vigil: The Longest Night first?
- If you want chronology, Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) came out before Vigil: The Longest Night (2020). 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 Vigil: The Longest Night similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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 Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Vigil: The Longest Night both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.