Choose RWBY: Grimm Eclipse
Choose RWBY: Grimm Eclipse if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.1% positive across 5,920 reviews.
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse vs Vicious Circle
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse and Vicious Circle both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. RWBY: Grimm Eclipse (2016) is 3 years older than Vicious Circle (2019). RWBY: Grimm Eclipse scores higher on Steam reviews (79.1% positive) than Vicious Circle (70.4% 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 Vicious Circle
Choose Vicious Circle if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Vicious Circle launched in 2019.
Both RWBY: Grimm Eclipse and Vicious Circle sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 RWBY: Grimm Eclipse |  Vicious Circle | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 79.1% positive (5,920 reviews) | 70.4% positive (125 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Rooster Teeth Games, FarBridge | Rooster Teeth Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- RWBY: Grimm Eclipse (2016) is 3 years older than Vicious Circle (2019).
- RWBY: Grimm Eclipse scores higher on Steam reviews (79.1% positive) than Vicious Circle (70.4% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- RWBY: Grimm Eclipse is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Vicious Circle has no Deck rating yet.
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse vs Vicious Circle — FAQ
- Which is better, RWBY: Grimm Eclipse or Vicious Circle?
- On Steam reviews RWBY: Grimm Eclipse scores higher (79.1% positive) than Vicious Circle (70.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, RWBY: Grimm Eclipse is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play RWBY: Grimm Eclipse or Vicious Circle first?
- If you want chronology, RWBY: Grimm Eclipse (2016) came out before Vicious Circle (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 RWBY: Grimm Eclipse and Vicious Circle similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.
- Do both RWBY: Grimm Eclipse and Vicious Circle have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: RWBY: Grimm Eclipse ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Vicious Circle ships Online Co-op, Co-op.