Choose Avencast: Rise of the Mage
Choose Avencast: Rise of the Mage if you want an Adventure experience. Avencast: Rise of the Mage launched in 2010.
Avencast: Rise of the Mage vs Amulet
Avencast: Rise of the Mage and Amulet both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, RPG on Steam. Avencast: Rise of the Mage (2010) is 15 years older than Amulet (2025). Both sit near 73% positive on Steam (Avencast: Rise of the Mage: 163 reviews, Amulet: 15). 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 Amulet
Choose Amulet if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Amulet launched in 2025.
Both Avencast: Rise of the Mage and Amulet sit in Action, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (73% vs 73.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Avencast: Rise of the Mage |  Amulet | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73% positive (163 reviews) | 73.3% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ClockStone | Flipside Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Avencast: Rise of the Mage (2010) is 15 years older than Amulet (2025).
- Both sit near 73% positive on Steam (Avencast: Rise of the Mage: 163 reviews, Amulet: 15).
- Amulet is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Avencast: Rise of the Mage (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Avencast: Rise of the Mage vs Amulet — FAQ
- Should I play Avencast: Rise of the Mage or Amulet first?
- If you want chronology, Avencast: Rise of the Mage (2010) came out before Amulet (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 Avencast: Rise of the Mage and Amulet similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.