Choose Artifact Adventure
Choose Artifact Adventure if you want an Indie experience. Artifact Adventure launched in 2015.
Artifact Adventure vs By Any Means Necessary
Artifact Adventure and By Any Means Necessary both land in 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 are RPG games on Steam. Artifact Adventure (2015) is 2 years older than By Any Means Necessary (2017). By Any Means Necessary is currently ~57% cheaper on Steam than Artifact Adventure (2.99 USD vs. 6.99 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 By Any Means Necessary
Choose By Any Means Necessary if it's currently about 57% cheaper on the Steam Store. By Any Means Necessary launched in 2017.
Both Artifact Adventure and By Any Means Necessary sit in 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
 Artifact Adventure |  By Any Means Necessary | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.9% positive (134 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | bluffman | Sure Games |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Artifact Adventure (2015) is 2 years older than By Any Means Necessary (2017).
- By Any Means Necessary is currently ~57% cheaper on Steam than Artifact Adventure (2.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Artifact Adventure is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; By Any Means Necessary has no Deck rating yet.
Artifact Adventure vs By Any Means Necessary — FAQ
- Should I play Artifact Adventure or By Any Means Necessary first?
- If you want chronology, Artifact Adventure (2015) came out before By Any Means Necessary (2017). 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 Artifact Adventure and By Any Means Necessary similar?
- They overlap on 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.