Choose Vigil: The Longest Night
Choose Vigil: The Longest Night if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.9% positive across 1,329 reviews.
Vigil: The Longest Night vs Foregone
Vigil: The Longest Night and Foregone both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) is 1 year older than Foregone (2021). Vigil: The Longest Night scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% positive) than Foregone (80.3% 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 Foregone
Choose Foregone if you want an Adventure experience. Foregone launched in 2021.
Both Vigil: The Longest Night and Foregone sit in Action and Indie 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
 Vigil: The Longest Night |  Foregone | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 21.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.9% positive (1,329 reviews) | 80.3% positive (552 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Glass Heart Games | Big Blue Bubble |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) is 1 year older than Foregone (2021).
- Vigil: The Longest Night scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% positive) than Foregone (80.3% positive).
- Foregone is currently ~9% cheaper on Steam than Vigil: The Longest Night (19.99 USD vs. 21.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Vigil: The Longest Night vs Foregone — FAQ
- Which is better, Vigil: The Longest Night or Foregone?
- On Steam reviews Vigil: The Longest Night scores higher (85.9% positive) than Foregone (80.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Vigil: The Longest Night is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Vigil: The Longest Night or Foregone first?
- If you want chronology, Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) came out before Foregone (2021). 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 Vigil: The Longest Night and Foregone similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Vigil: The Longest Night and Foregone 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.