Choose The Wild Eternal
Choose The Wild Eternal if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Wild Eternal launched in 2017.
The Wild Eternal vs WILL: Follow The Light
The Wild Eternal and WILL: Follow The Light 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. The Wild Eternal (2017) is 9 years older than WILL: Follow The Light (2026). The Wild Eternal scores higher on Steam reviews (78% positive) than WILL: Follow The Light (76.3% 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 WILL: Follow The Light
Choose WILL: Follow The Light if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. WILL: Follow The Light launched in 2026.
Both The Wild Eternal and WILL: Follow The Light sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78% vs 76.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Wild Eternal |  WILL: Follow The Light | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive (127 reviews) | 76.3% positive (118 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ilsanjo | TomorrowHead Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- The Wild Eternal (2017) is 9 years older than WILL: Follow The Light (2026).
- The Wild Eternal scores higher on Steam reviews (78% positive) than WILL: Follow The Light (76.3% positive).
- The Wild Eternal is free; WILL: Follow The Light is paid (19.99 USD).
The Wild Eternal vs WILL: Follow The Light — FAQ
- Which is better, The Wild Eternal or WILL: Follow The Light?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Wild Eternal sits at 78% positive (127 reviews), WILL: Follow The Light at 76.3% (118). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Wild Eternal or WILL: Follow The Light first?
- If you want chronology, The Wild Eternal (2017) came out before WILL: Follow The Light (2026). 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 The Wild Eternal and WILL: Follow The Light 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 The Wild Eternal free?
- Yes — The Wild Eternal is a free-to-play Steam title. WILL: Follow The Light is paid (19.99 USD).