Choose Root Of Evil: The Tailor
Choose Root Of Evil: The Tailor if you want an Action, Simulation, and Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80% positive across 140 reviews.
Root Of Evil: The Tailor vs Silver Chains
Root Of Evil: The Tailor and Silver Chains 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. Root Of Evil: The Tailor (2016) is 3 years older than Silver Chains (2019). Root Of Evil: The Tailor scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Silver Chains (62.3% 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 Silver Chains
Choose Silver Chains if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Silver Chains launched in 2019.
Both Root Of Evil: The Tailor and Silver Chains 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
 Root Of Evil: The Tailor |  Silver Chains | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (140 reviews) | 62.3% positive (220 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | EastFog Studios | Cracked Heads Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Root Of Evil: The Tailor (2016) is 3 years older than Silver Chains (2019).
- Root Of Evil: The Tailor scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Silver Chains (62.3% positive).
- Root Of Evil: The Tailor is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than Silver Chains (6.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Silver Chains is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Root Of Evil: The Tailor has no Deck rating yet.
Root Of Evil: The Tailor vs Silver Chains — FAQ
- Which is better, Root Of Evil: The Tailor or Silver Chains?
- On Steam reviews Root Of Evil: The Tailor scores higher (80% positive) than Silver Chains (62.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Root Of Evil: The Tailor is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Root Of Evil: The Tailor or Silver Chains first?
- If you want chronology, Root Of Evil: The Tailor (2016) came out before Silver Chains (2019). 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 Root Of Evil: The Tailor and Silver Chains 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.