Choose Bastard Bonds
Choose Bastard Bonds if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 45% cheaper on the Steam Store. Bastard Bonds launched in 2016.
Bastard Bonds vs Disgaea 5 Complete
Bastard Bonds and Disgaea 5 Complete both land in Strategy, 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, RPG on Steam. Bastard Bonds (2016) is 2 years older than Disgaea 5 Complete (2018). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Bastard Bonds: 639 reviews, Disgaea 5 Complete: 1,696). 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 Disgaea 5 Complete
Choose Disgaea 5 Complete if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,696 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Bastard Bonds and Disgaea 5 Complete sit in Strategy and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.7% vs 89.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Bastard Bonds |  Disgaea 5 Complete | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 10.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (639 reviews) | 89.2% positive (1,696 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bigfingers | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Bastard Bonds (2016) is 2 years older than Disgaea 5 Complete (2018).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Bastard Bonds: 639 reviews, Disgaea 5 Complete: 1,696).
- Bastard Bonds is currently ~45% cheaper on Steam than Disgaea 5 Complete (10.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Bastard Bonds is Deck Playable, Disgaea 5 Complete is Deck Verified.
Bastard Bonds vs Disgaea 5 Complete — FAQ
- Which is better, Bastard Bonds or Disgaea 5 Complete?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Bastard Bonds sits at 88.7% positive (639 reviews), Disgaea 5 Complete at 89.2% (1,696). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Bastard Bonds or Disgaea 5 Complete first?
- If you want chronology, Bastard Bonds (2016) came out before Disgaea 5 Complete (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 Bastard Bonds and Disgaea 5 Complete similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.