Choose After Dreams
Choose After Dreams if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. After Dreams launched in 2018.
After Dreams vs The Basilisk
After Dreams and The Basilisk both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Both released in 2018. The Basilisk scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than After Dreams (73.6% 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 The Basilisk
Choose The Basilisk if you want a Sexual Content and Gore experience. The Basilisk launched in 2018.
Both After Dreams and The Basilisk sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (73.6% vs 75% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 After Dreams |  The Basilisk | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual, Violent | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Sexual Content, Violent, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.6% positive (125 reviews) | 75% positive (20 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Matt Boyer | Joshua Hughes |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Both released in 2018.
- The Basilisk scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than After Dreams (73.6% positive).
- After Dreams is free; The Basilisk is paid (0.99 USD).
After Dreams vs The Basilisk — FAQ
- Are After Dreams and The Basilisk similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.
- Is After Dreams free?
- Yes — After Dreams is a free-to-play Steam title. The Basilisk is paid (0.99 USD).