Choose Red Spider:Vengeance
Choose Red Spider:Vengeance if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Red Spider:Vengeance launched in 2016.
Red Spider:Vengeance vs BUSTAFELLOWS
Red Spider:Vengeance and BUSTAFELLOWS both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Red Spider:Vengeance (2016) is 5 years older than BUSTAFELLOWS (2021). Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Red Spider:Vengeance: 17 reviews, BUSTAFELLOWS: 401). 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 BUSTAFELLOWS
Choose BUSTAFELLOWS if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. BUSTAFELLOWS launched in 2021.
Both Red Spider:Vengeance and BUSTAFELLOWS sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.2% vs 88% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Red Spider:Vengeance |  BUSTAFELLOWS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 31.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (17 reviews) | 88% positive (401 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | studio wasp | NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC. |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Red Spider:Vengeance (2016) is 5 years older than BUSTAFELLOWS (2021).
- Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Red Spider:Vengeance: 17 reviews, BUSTAFELLOWS: 401).
- Red Spider:Vengeance is free; BUSTAFELLOWS is paid (31.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Red Spider:Vengeance is Deck Playable, BUSTAFELLOWS is Deck Verified.
Red Spider:Vengeance vs BUSTAFELLOWS — FAQ
- Should I play Red Spider:Vengeance or BUSTAFELLOWS first?
- If you want chronology, Red Spider:Vengeance (2016) came out before BUSTAFELLOWS (2021). 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 Red Spider:Vengeance and BUSTAFELLOWS similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Red Spider:Vengeance free?
- Yes — Red Spider:Vengeance is a free-to-play Steam title. BUSTAFELLOWS is paid (31.99 USD).