Choose By Any Means Necessary
Choose By Any Means Necessary if it's currently about 88% cheaper on the Steam Store. By Any Means Necessary launched in 2017.
By Any Means Necessary vs Chained Echoes
By Any Means Necessary and Chained Echoes both land in RPG 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 are RPG games on Steam. By Any Means Necessary (2017) is 5 years older than Chained Echoes (2022). By Any Means Necessary is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Chained Echoes (2.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD). 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 Chained Echoes
Choose Chained Echoes if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,511 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both By Any Means Necessary and Chained Echoes sit in RPG 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
 By Any Means Necessary |  Chained Echoes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | RPG | Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 90.2% positive (4,511 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sure Games | Umami Tiger (Matthias Linda) |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- By Any Means Necessary (2017) is 5 years older than Chained Echoes (2022).
- By Any Means Necessary is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Chained Echoes (2.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Chained Echoes is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; By Any Means Necessary has no Deck rating yet.
By Any Means Necessary vs Chained Echoes — FAQ
- Should I play By Any Means Necessary or Chained Echoes first?
- If you want chronology, By Any Means Necessary (2017) came out before Chained Echoes (2022). 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 By Any Means Necessary and Chained Echoes similar?
- They overlap on RPG 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.