Choose Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Choose Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 21,988 Steam reviews back the pick.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen vs Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon both land in Action, Adventure, 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, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2016) is 9 years older than Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (2025). Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen: 21,988 reviews, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon: 17,436). 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 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Choose Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 17,436 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.3% vs 88% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen |  Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 44.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.3% positive (21,988 reviews) | 88% positive (17,436 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Capcom | Questline |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2016) is 9 years older than Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (2025).
- Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen: 21,988 reviews, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon: 17,436).
- Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (29.99 USD vs. 44.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen vs Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon — FAQ
- Which is better, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen or Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen sits at 88.3% positive (21,988 reviews), Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon at 88% (17,436). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen or Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon first?
- If you want chronology, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2016) came out before Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (2025). 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 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon 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.