Choose Seeking Evil: The Wendigo
Choose Seeking Evil: The Wendigo if you want an Adventure experience. Seeking Evil: The Wendigo launched in 2017.
Seeking Evil: The Wendigo vs The Obsessive Shadow
Seeking Evil: The Wendigo and The Obsessive Shadow both land in Action, Indie 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 Action, Indie on Steam. Seeking Evil: The Wendigo (2017) is 8 years older than The Obsessive Shadow (2025). The Obsessive Shadow is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Seeking Evil: The Wendigo has no Deck rating yet. 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 The Obsessive Shadow
Choose The Obsessive Shadow if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Obsessive Shadow launched in 2025.
Both Seeking Evil: The Wendigo and The Obsessive Shadow sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported, 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
 Seeking Evil: The Wendigo |  The Obsessive Shadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 56.1% positive (41 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Copybugpaste | Pablo Heckman |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Seeking Evil: The Wendigo (2017) is 8 years older than The Obsessive Shadow (2025).
- The Obsessive Shadow is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Seeking Evil: The Wendigo has no Deck rating yet.
Seeking Evil: The Wendigo vs The Obsessive Shadow — FAQ
- Should I play Seeking Evil: The Wendigo or The Obsessive Shadow first?
- If you want chronology, Seeking Evil: The Wendigo (2017) came out before The Obsessive Shadow (2025). 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 Seeking Evil: The Wendigo and The Obsessive Shadow similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.