Choose Blade Strangers
Choose Blade Strangers if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Blade Strangers launched in 2018.
Blade Strangers vs Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
Blade Strangers and Million Arthur: Arcana Blood both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Blade Strangers (2018) is 1 year older than Million Arthur: Arcana Blood (2019). Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Blade Strangers: 190 reviews, Million Arthur: Arcana Blood: 168). 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 Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
Choose Million Arthur: Arcana Blood if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Million Arthur: Arcana Blood launched in 2019.
Both Blade Strangers and Million Arthur: Arcana Blood sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80% vs 79.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Blade Strangers |  Million Arthur: Arcana Blood | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (190 reviews) | 79.2% positive (168 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Studio Saizensen | Square Enix, Team ARCANA |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Blade Strangers (2018) is 1 year older than Million Arthur: Arcana Blood (2019).
- Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Blade Strangers: 190 reviews, Million Arthur: Arcana Blood: 168).
- Million Arthur: Arcana Blood is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Blade Strangers (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Blade Strangers vs Million Arthur: Arcana Blood — FAQ
- Which is better, Blade Strangers or Million Arthur: Arcana Blood?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Blade Strangers sits at 80% positive (190 reviews), Million Arthur: Arcana Blood at 79.2% (168). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Blade Strangers or Million Arthur: Arcana Blood first?
- If you want chronology, Blade Strangers (2018) came out before Million Arthur: Arcana Blood (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 Blade Strangers and Million Arthur: Arcana Blood similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.