Choose Original Journey
Choose Original Journey if you want a RPG experience. Original Journey launched in 2017.
Original Journey vs Poetry of Blood: Eclipse
Original Journey and Poetry of Blood: Eclipse both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Original Journey (2017) is 7 years older than Poetry of Blood: Eclipse (2024). Poetry of Blood: Eclipse scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Original Journey (70% 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 Poetry of Blood: Eclipse
Choose Poetry of Blood: Eclipse if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Poetry of Blood: Eclipse launched in 2024.
Both Original Journey and Poetry of Blood: Eclipse sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Original Journey |  Poetry of Blood: Eclipse | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 10.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive (10 reviews) | 100% positive (20 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bonfire Entertainment | ZeroGameStudio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Original Journey (2017) is 7 years older than Poetry of Blood: Eclipse (2024).
- Poetry of Blood: Eclipse scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Original Journey (70% positive).
- Poetry of Blood: Eclipse is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than Original Journey (10.49 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Poetry of Blood: Eclipse is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Original Journey has no Deck rating yet.
Original Journey vs Poetry of Blood: Eclipse — FAQ
- Should I play Original Journey or Poetry of Blood: Eclipse first?
- If you want chronology, Original Journey (2017) came out before Poetry of Blood: Eclipse (2024). 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 Original Journey and Poetry of Blood: Eclipse similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.