Choose Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade
Choose Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade launched in 2016.
Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade vs Rave Heart+
Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade and Rave Heart+ both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade (2016) is 4 years older than Rave Heart+ (2020). Rave Heart+ scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade (66.7% 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 Rave Heart+
Choose Rave Heart+ if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rave Heart+ launched in 2020.
Both Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade and Rave Heart+ sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG 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
 Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade |  Rave Heart+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.7% positive (24 reviews) | 91.7% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Amaterasu Software | Starmage |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade (2016) is 4 years older than Rave Heart+ (2020).
- Rave Heart+ scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade (66.7% positive).
- Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Rave Heart+ (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Rave Heart+ has no Deck rating yet.
Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade vs Rave Heart+ — FAQ
- Should I play Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade or Rave Heart+ first?
- If you want chronology, Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade (2016) came out before Rave Heart+ (2020). 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 Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade and Rave Heart+ similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.