Choose The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming
Choose The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming if you want an Action and Adventure experience. The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming launched in 2016.
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming vs Vigilantes
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and Vigilantes 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 2 years older than Vigilantes (2018). The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming scores higher on Steam reviews (83.3% positive) than Vigilantes (81.8% 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 Vigilantes
Choose Vigilantes if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Vigilantes launched in 2018.
Both The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and Vigilantes sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (83.3% vs 81.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming |  Vigilantes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.3% positive (132 reviews) | 81.8% positive (242 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bitmen Studios | Timeslip Softworks |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming (2016) is 2 years older than Vigilantes (2018).
- The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming scores higher on Steam reviews (83.3% positive) than Vigilantes (81.8% positive).
- Vigilantes is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Vigilantes is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming has no Deck rating yet.
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming vs Vigilantes — FAQ
- Which is better, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming or Vigilantes?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming sits at 83.3% positive (132 reviews), Vigilantes at 81.8% (242). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming or Vigilantes first?
- If you want chronology, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming (2016) came out before Vigilantes (2018). 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 Vigilantes 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.