Choose Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Choose Dear Esther: Landmark Edition if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,402 Steam reviews back the pick.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition vs Voices in the Dark
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition and Voices in the Dark both land in Indie, Adventure 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 on Steam. Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (2017) is 8 years older than Voices in the Dark (2025). Voices in the Dark is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (7.99 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 Voices in the Dark
Choose Voices in the Dark if you want an Action and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Voices in the Dark launched in 2025.
Both Dear Esther: Landmark Edition and Voices in the Dark sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition |  Voices in the Dark | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.9% positive (1,402 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe | ZTS studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (2017) is 8 years older than Voices in the Dark (2025).
- Voices in the Dark is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Voices in the Dark has no Deck rating yet.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition vs Voices in the Dark — FAQ
- Should I play Dear Esther: Landmark Edition or Voices in the Dark first?
- If you want chronology, Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (2017) came out before Voices in the Dark (2025). 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 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition and Voices in the Dark similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.
- Does Dear Esther: Landmark Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Voices in the Dark doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.