Choose Scratches - Director's Cut
Choose Scratches - Director's Cut if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83% positive across 235 reviews.
Scratches - Director's Cut vs Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Scratches - Director's Cut and Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Scratches - Director's Cut (2011) is 3 years older than Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder (2014). Scratches - Director's Cut scores higher on Steam reviews (83% positive) than Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder (71.7% 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 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Choose Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder launched in 2014.
Both Scratches - Director's Cut and Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder sit in Adventure 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
 Scratches - Director's Cut |  Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2014 |
| Genres | Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83% positive (235 reviews) | 71.7% positive (269 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nucleosys | Stormling Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Scratches - Director's Cut (2011) is 3 years older than Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder (2014).
- Scratches - Director's Cut scores higher on Steam reviews (83% positive) than Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder (71.7% positive).
- Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Scratches - Director's Cut has no Deck rating yet.
Scratches - Director's Cut vs Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder — FAQ
- Which is better, Scratches - Director's Cut or Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder?
- On Steam reviews Scratches - Director's Cut scores higher (83% positive) than Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder (71.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Scratches - Director's Cut is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Scratches - Director's Cut or Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder first?
- If you want chronology, Scratches - Director's Cut (2011) came out before Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder (2014). 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 Scratches - Director's Cut and Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder similar?
- They overlap on 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.