Choose Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Choose Death's Gambit: Afterlife if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,088 Steam reviews back the pick.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs Blasphemous
Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Blasphemous 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 Blasphemous (2019). Blasphemous scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% 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 Blasphemous
Choose Blasphemous if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.1% positive across 18,415 reviews.
Both Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Blasphemous 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 |  Blasphemous | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (2,088 reviews) | 90.1% positive (18,415 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Rabbit | The Game Kitchen |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) is 1 year older than Blasphemous (2019).
- Blasphemous scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% positive).
- Death's Gambit: Afterlife is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Blasphemous (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife vs Blasphemous — FAQ
- Which is better, Death's Gambit: Afterlife or Blasphemous?
- On Steam reviews Blasphemous scores higher (90.1% positive) than Death's Gambit: Afterlife (80.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Blasphemous 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 Blasphemous first?
- If you want chronology, Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018) came out before Blasphemous (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 Blasphemous 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.
- Do Death's Gambit: Afterlife and Blasphemous 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.