Choose Syndrome
Choose Syndrome if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 72.1% positive across 147 reviews.
Syndrome vs The Light Keeps Us Safe
Syndrome and The Light Keeps Us Safe both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Syndrome (2016) is 3 years older than The Light Keeps Us Safe (2019). Syndrome scores higher on Steam reviews (72.1% positive) than The Light Keeps Us Safe (58.6% 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 The Light Keeps Us Safe
Choose The Light Keeps Us Safe if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Light Keeps Us Safe launched in 2019.
Both Syndrome and The Light Keeps Us Safe sit in Action 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
 Syndrome |  The Light Keeps Us Safe | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.1% positive (147 reviews) | 58.6% positive (111 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Camel 101 | Big Robot Ltd |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Syndrome (2016) is 3 years older than The Light Keeps Us Safe (2019).
- Syndrome scores higher on Steam reviews (72.1% positive) than The Light Keeps Us Safe (58.6% positive).
- The Light Keeps Us Safe is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Syndrome (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- The Light Keeps Us Safe is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Syndrome has no Deck rating yet.
Syndrome vs The Light Keeps Us Safe — FAQ
- Which is better, Syndrome or The Light Keeps Us Safe?
- On Steam reviews Syndrome scores higher (72.1% positive) than The Light Keeps Us Safe (58.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Syndrome is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Syndrome or The Light Keeps Us Safe first?
- If you want chronology, Syndrome (2016) came out before The Light Keeps Us Safe (2019). 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 Syndrome and The Light Keeps Us Safe similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.