Choose ColorBlend FX: Desaturation
Choose ColorBlend FX: Desaturation if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. ColorBlend FX: Desaturation launched in 2024.
ColorBlend FX: Desaturation vs FAR: Changing Tides
ColorBlend FX: Desaturation and FAR: Changing Tides 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. FAR: Changing Tides (2022) is 2 years older than ColorBlend FX: Desaturation (2024). Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (ColorBlend FX: Desaturation: 15 reviews, FAR: Changing Tides: 1,981). 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 FAR: Changing Tides
Choose FAR: Changing Tides if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,981 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both ColorBlend FX: Desaturation and FAR: Changing Tides sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.3% vs 92.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 ColorBlend FX: Desaturation |  FAR: Changing Tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 15.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.3% positive (15 reviews) | 92.5% positive (1,981 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Pi-Dev Bulgaria | Okomotive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- FAR: Changing Tides (2022) is 2 years older than ColorBlend FX: Desaturation (2024).
- Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (ColorBlend FX: Desaturation: 15 reviews, FAR: Changing Tides: 1,981).
- ColorBlend FX: Desaturation is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than FAR: Changing Tides (15.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
ColorBlend FX: Desaturation vs FAR: Changing Tides — FAQ
- Should I play ColorBlend FX: Desaturation or FAR: Changing Tides first?
- If you want chronology, FAR: Changing Tides (2022) came out before ColorBlend FX: Desaturation (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 ColorBlend FX: Desaturation and FAR: Changing Tides 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.
- Do ColorBlend FX: Desaturation and FAR: Changing Tides both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.