Should I play New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition or Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition first?

If you want chronology, New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition (2016) came out before Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition (2017). 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.

New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition vs Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition

New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition and Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition both land in Adventure, Casual 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 Adventure, Casual on Steam. New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition (2016) is 1 year older than Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition (2017). Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (98.1% positive) than New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition (91.6% 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 New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition

Choose New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition launched in 2016.

Choose Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition

Choose Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition launched in 2017.

Both New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition and Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition sit in Adventure and Casual 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.

New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition vs Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition — Steam metadata comparison
	New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition	Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition
Released	2016	2017
Genres	Adventure, Casual	Adventure, Casual
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Unrated
Price	4.99 USD	9.99 USD
Steam reviews	91.6% positive (119 reviews)	98.1% positive (53 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	FIVE-BN GAMES	FIVE-BN GAMES

Side by side

Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition (2016) is 1 year older than Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition (2017).
Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (98.1% positive) than New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition (91.6% positive).
New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories Collector's Edition has no Deck rating yet.