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Through Abandoned: The Underground City vs Through Abandoned: The Forest

Through Abandoned: The Underground City and Through Abandoned: The Forest both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Through Abandoned: The Underground City (2015) is 1 year older than Through Abandoned: The Forest (2016). Through Abandoned: The Underground City scores higher on Steam reviews (75.4% positive) than Through Abandoned: The Forest (73.1% 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 Through Abandoned: The Underground City

Choose Through Abandoned: The Underground City if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 75.4% positive across 224 reviews.

Choose Through Abandoned: The Forest

Choose Through Abandoned: The Forest if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Through Abandoned: The Forest launched in 2016.

Both Through Abandoned: The Underground City and Through Abandoned: The Forest sit in 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

Through Abandoned: The Underground City vs Through Abandoned: The Forest — Steam metadata comparison
Through Abandoned: The Underground City — Steam game coverThrough Abandoned: The Underground CityThrough Abandoned: The Forest — Steam game coverThrough Abandoned: The Forest
Released20152016
GenresIndie, Adventure, CasualIndie, Adventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedDeck Verified
Price0.99 USD3.99 USD
Steam reviews75.4% positive (224 reviews)73.1% positive (108 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersIgor KrutovIgor Krutov

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Through Abandoned: The Underground City vs Through Abandoned: The Forest — FAQ

Which is better, Through Abandoned: The Underground City or Through Abandoned: The Forest?
On Steam reviews Through Abandoned: The Underground City scores higher (75.4% positive) than Through Abandoned: The Forest (73.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Through Abandoned: The Underground City is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Through Abandoned: The Underground City or Through Abandoned: The Forest first?
If you want chronology, Through Abandoned: The Underground City (2015) came out before Through Abandoned: The Forest (2016). 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 Through Abandoned: The Underground City and Through Abandoned: The Forest similar?
They overlap on 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 Through Abandoned: The Underground City and Through Abandoned: The Forest 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.
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