Choose Faulty Apprentice
Choose Faulty Apprentice if you want an Action and RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.6% positive across 112 reviews.
Faulty Apprentice vs Sanguine Rose
Faulty Apprentice and Sanguine Rose both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 1 year older than Sanguine Rose (2020). Faulty Apprentice scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Sanguine Rose (75% 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 Sanguine Rose
Choose Sanguine Rose if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Sanguine Rose launched in 2020.
Both Faulty Apprentice and Sanguine Rose sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation 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
 Faulty Apprentice |  Sanguine Rose | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.6% positive (112 reviews) | 75% positive (136 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | AGL studios | Dusky Hallows |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 1 year older than Sanguine Rose (2020).
- Faulty Apprentice scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Sanguine Rose (75% positive).
- Sanguine Rose is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Faulty Apprentice (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Faulty Apprentice is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Sanguine Rose has no Deck rating yet.
Faulty Apprentice vs Sanguine Rose — FAQ
- Which is better, Faulty Apprentice or Sanguine Rose?
- On Steam reviews Faulty Apprentice scores higher (78.6% positive) than Sanguine Rose (75% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Faulty Apprentice is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Faulty Apprentice or Sanguine Rose first?
- If you want chronology, Faulty Apprentice (2019) came out before Sanguine Rose (2020). 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 Faulty Apprentice and Sanguine Rose similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.
- Does Faulty Apprentice run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Faulty Apprentice is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Sanguine Rose doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.