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Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade vs The Lightbringers

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade and The Lightbringers both land in 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 Indie, RPG on Steam. Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade (2016) is 4 years older than The Lightbringers (2020). Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than The Lightbringers (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). 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 Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade

Choose Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade launched in 2016.

Choose The Lightbringers

Choose The Lightbringers if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Lightbringers launched in 2020.

Both Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade and The Lightbringers sit in Indie 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 vs The Lightbringers — Steam metadata comparison
Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade — Steam game coverUnforgiving Trials: The Darkest CrusadeThe Lightbringers — Steam game coverThe Lightbringers
Released20162020
GenresIndie, Adventure, RPGIndie, RPG
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck UnsupportedUnrated
Price0.99 USD9.99 USD
Steam reviews66.7% positive (24 reviews)2 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersAmaterasu SoftwareOrobo Games

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Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade vs The Lightbringers — FAQ

Should I play Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade or The Lightbringers first?
If you want chronology, Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade (2016) came out before The Lightbringers (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 The Lightbringers similar?
They overlap on 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.
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