Choose Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Choose Dear Esther: Landmark Edition if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,402 Steam reviews back the pick.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition vs The Fidelio Incident
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition and The Fidelio Incident 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. Both released in 2017. The Fidelio Incident scores higher on Steam reviews (78.8% positive) than Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (75.9% 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 Fidelio Incident
Choose The Fidelio Incident if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.8% positive across 533 reviews.
Both Dear Esther: Landmark Edition and The Fidelio Incident 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 |  The Fidelio Incident | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.9% positive (1,402 reviews) | 78.8% positive (533 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe | Act 3 Games, LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2017.
- The Fidelio Incident scores higher on Steam reviews (78.8% positive) than Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (75.9% positive).
- Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than The Fidelio Incident (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Fidelio Incident has no Deck rating yet.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition vs The Fidelio Incident — FAQ
- Which is better, Dear Esther: Landmark Edition or The Fidelio Incident?
- On Steam reviews The Fidelio Incident scores higher (78.8% positive) than Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (75.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Fidelio Incident is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Dear Esther: Landmark Edition and The Fidelio Incident 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. The Fidelio Incident doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.