Choose Immortal Soul: Black Survival
Choose Immortal Soul: Black Survival if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.3% positive across 955 reviews.
Immortal Soul: Black Survival vs Eternal Return
Immortal Soul: Black Survival and Eternal Return both land in Strategy, Indie, Free To Play 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 Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. Immortal Soul: Black Survival (2019) is 4 years older than Eternal Return (2023). Immortal Soul: Black Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (85.3% positive) than Eternal Return (80.7% 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 Eternal Return
Choose Eternal Return if you want the Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 12,805 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Immortal Soul: Black Survival and Eternal Return sit in Strategy, Indie, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Immortal Soul: Black Survival |  Eternal Return | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 85.3% positive (955 reviews) | 80.7% positive (12,805 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Nimble Neuron | Nimble Neuron |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Immortal Soul: Black Survival (2019) is 4 years older than Eternal Return (2023).
- Immortal Soul: Black Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (85.3% positive) than Eternal Return (80.7% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Immortal Soul: Black Survival vs Eternal Return — FAQ
- Which is better, Immortal Soul: Black Survival or Eternal Return?
- On Steam reviews Immortal Soul: Black Survival scores higher (85.3% positive) than Eternal Return (80.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Immortal Soul: Black Survival is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Immortal Soul: Black Survival or Eternal Return first?
- If you want chronology, Immortal Soul: Black Survival (2019) came out before Eternal Return (2023). 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 Immortal Soul: Black Survival and Eternal Return similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Free To Play 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.