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 Astral Throne
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and Astral Throne 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 9 years older than Astral Throne (2025). The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming scores higher on Steam reviews (83.3% positive) than Astral Throne (80.8% 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 Astral Throne
Choose Astral Throne if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Astral Throne launched in 2025.
Both The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and Astral Throne 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 |  Astral Throne | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.3% positive (132 reviews) | 80.8% positive (250 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bitmen Studios | Zero Sun Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming (2016) is 9 years older than Astral Throne (2025).
- The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming scores higher on Steam reviews (83.3% positive) than Astral Throne (80.8% positive).
- Astral Throne is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Astral Throne is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming has no Deck rating yet.
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming vs Astral Throne — FAQ
- Which is better, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming or Astral Throne?
- On Steam reviews The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming scores higher (83.3% positive) than Astral Throne (80.8% 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 Astral Throne first?
- If you want chronology, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming (2016) came out before Astral Throne (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 The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and Astral Throne 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.