Choose Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
Choose Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King if it's currently about 48% cheaper on the Steam Store. Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King launched in 2017.
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King vs An Automaton's Journey
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King and An Automaton's Journey both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (2017) is 9 years older than An Automaton's Journey (2026). Both sit near 85% positive on Steam (Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King: 447 reviews, An Automaton's Journey: 34). 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 An Automaton's Journey
Choose An Automaton's Journey if you want an Indie and RPG game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. An Automaton's Journey launched in 2026.
Both Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King and An Automaton's Journey sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.2% vs 85.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King |  An Automaton's Journey | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 3.74 USD | 7.19 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.2% positive (447 reviews) | 85.3% positive (34 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Castle Pixel, LLC. | Xyros Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (2017) is 9 years older than An Automaton's Journey (2026).
- Both sit near 85% positive on Steam (Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King: 447 reviews, An Automaton's Journey: 34).
- Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King is currently ~48% cheaper on Steam than An Automaton's Journey (3.74 USD vs. 7.19 USD).
- Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; An Automaton's Journey has no Deck rating yet.
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King vs An Automaton's Journey — FAQ
- Should I play Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King or An Automaton's Journey first?
- If you want chronology, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (2017) came out before An Automaton's Journey (2026). 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 Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King and An Automaton's Journey similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King is rated Deck Verified by Valve. An Automaton's Journey doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.