Choose The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming
Choose The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.3% positive across 132 reviews.
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming vs Darkest Dungeon® II
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and Darkest Dungeon® II both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming (2016) is 7 years older than Darkest Dungeon® II (2023). The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming scores higher on Steam reviews (83.3% positive) than Darkest Dungeon® II (76.5% 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 Darkest Dungeon® II
Choose Darkest Dungeon® II if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 11,460 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and Darkest Dungeon® II sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG 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
 The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming |  Darkest Dungeon® II | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.3% positive (132 reviews) | 76.5% positive (11,460 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bitmen Studios | Red Hook Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming (2016) is 7 years older than Darkest Dungeon® II (2023).
- The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming scores higher on Steam reviews (83.3% positive) than Darkest Dungeon® II (76.5% positive).
- The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Darkest Dungeon® II (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Darkest Dungeon® II is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming has no Deck rating yet.
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming vs Darkest Dungeon® II — FAQ
- Which is better, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming or Darkest Dungeon® II?
- On Steam reviews The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming scores higher (83.3% positive) than Darkest Dungeon® II (76.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming or Darkest Dungeon® II first?
- If you want chronology, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming (2016) came out before Darkest Dungeon® II (2023). 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 The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and Darkest Dungeon® II similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.