Choose Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk
Choose Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80.6% positive across 527 reviews.
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk vs Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk and Zanki Zero: Last Beginning both land in 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 are RPG games on Steam. Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (2018) is 1 year older than Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (2019). Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk scores higher on Steam reviews (80.6% positive) than Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (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 Zanki Zero: Last Beginning
Choose Zanki Zero: Last Beginning if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Zanki Zero: Last Beginning launched in 2019.
Both Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk and Zanki Zero: Last Beginning sit in 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
 Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk |  Zanki Zero: Last Beginning | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.6% positive (527 reviews) | 76.3% positive (359 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (2018) is 1 year older than Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (2019).
- Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk scores higher on Steam reviews (80.6% positive) than Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (76.3% positive).
- Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk vs Zanki Zero: Last Beginning — FAQ
- Which is better, Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk or Zanki Zero: Last Beginning?
- On Steam reviews Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk scores higher (80.6% positive) than Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (76.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk or Zanki Zero: Last Beginning first?
- If you want chronology, Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (2018) came out before Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (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 Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk and Zanki Zero: Last Beginning similar?
- They overlap on 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.