Choose Potions: A Curious Tale
Choose Potions: A Curious Tale if you want an Indie and RPG game with Save Anytime. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.9% positive across 297 reviews.
Potions: A Curious Tale vs Eternal Strands
Potions: A Curious Tale and Eternal Strands both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Potions: A Curious Tale (2024) is 1 year older than Eternal Strands (2025). Potions: A Curious Tale scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Eternal Strands (87.9% 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 Eternal Strands
Choose Eternal Strands if you want an Action game with Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,157 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Potions: A Curious Tale and Eternal Strands sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Adjustable Difficulty, 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
 Potions: A Curious Tale |  Eternal Strands | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.9% positive (297 reviews) | 87.9% positive (1,157 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stumbling Cat | Yellow Brick Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Potions: A Curious Tale (2024) is 1 year older than Eternal Strands (2025).
- Potions: A Curious Tale scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Eternal Strands (87.9% positive).
- Potions: A Curious Tale is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Eternal Strands (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Potions: A Curious Tale is Deck Playable, Eternal Strands is Deck Verified.
Potions: A Curious Tale vs Eternal Strands — FAQ
- Which is better, Potions: A Curious Tale or Eternal Strands?
- On Steam reviews Potions: A Curious Tale scores higher (90.9% positive) than Eternal Strands (87.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Potions: A Curious Tale is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Potions: A Curious Tale or Eternal Strands first?
- If you want chronology, Potions: A Curious Tale (2024) came out before Eternal Strands (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 Potions: A Curious Tale and Eternal Strands similar?
- They overlap on 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.