Choose Fingerbones
Choose Fingerbones if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,902 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fingerbones vs Black Rose
Fingerbones and Black Rose both land in Indie, Adventure, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Fingerbones (2015) is 1 year older than Black Rose (2016). Fingerbones scores higher on Steam reviews (79.8% positive) than Black Rose (78.2% 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 Black Rose
Choose Black Rose if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Black Rose launched in 2016.
Both Fingerbones and Black Rose sit in Indie, Adventure, and Free To Play on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (79.8% vs 78.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fingerbones |  Black Rose | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2016 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 79.8% positive (2,902 reviews) | 78.2% positive (574 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | David Szymanski | Sir Bedlam Productions |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Free To Play on Steam.
- Fingerbones (2015) is 1 year older than Black Rose (2016).
- Fingerbones scores higher on Steam reviews (79.8% positive) than Black Rose (78.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
Fingerbones vs Black Rose — FAQ
- Which is better, Fingerbones or Black Rose?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Fingerbones sits at 79.8% positive (2,902 reviews), Black Rose at 78.2% (574). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Fingerbones or Black Rose first?
- If you want chronology, Fingerbones (2015) came out before Black Rose (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 Fingerbones and Black Rose similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Free To Play 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.