Choose Last Days
Choose Last Days if you want an Action, Free To Play, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Last Days launched in 2016.
Last Days vs Mercury: Cascade into Madness
Last Days and Mercury: Cascade into Madness both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Last Days (2016) is 1 year older than Mercury: Cascade into Madness (2017). Mercury: Cascade into Madness scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Last Days (40.9% 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 Mercury: Cascade into Madness
Choose Mercury: Cascade into Madness if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Mercury: Cascade into Madness launched in 2017.
Both Last Days and Mercury: Cascade into Madness sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG 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
 Last Days |  Mercury: Cascade into Madness | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access, Violent, Gore | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Violent, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 40.9% positive (22 reviews) | 96.7% positive (30 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | CrackedGhostGames | Astronomic Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Last Days (2016) is 1 year older than Mercury: Cascade into Madness (2017).
- Mercury: Cascade into Madness scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Last Days (40.9% positive).
- Last Days is free; Mercury: Cascade into Madness is paid (8.99 USD).
Last Days vs Mercury: Cascade into Madness — FAQ
- Should I play Last Days or Mercury: Cascade into Madness first?
- If you want chronology, Last Days (2016) came out before Mercury: Cascade into Madness (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.
- Are Last Days and Mercury: Cascade into Madness similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG 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 Last Days free?
- Yes — Last Days is a free-to-play Steam title. Mercury: Cascade into Madness is paid (8.99 USD).