Choose Vigil: The Longest Night
Choose Vigil: The Longest Night if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 1,329 Steam reviews back the pick.
Vigil: The Longest Night vs LOST EPIC
Vigil: The Longest Night and LOST EPIC both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam. Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) is 2 years older than LOST EPIC (2022). Vigil: The Longest Night scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% positive) than LOST EPIC (84.2% 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 LOST EPIC
Choose LOST EPIC if you want the Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. LOST EPIC launched in 2022.
Both Vigil: The Longest Night and LOST EPIC sit in Action, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.9% vs 84.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Vigil: The Longest Night |  LOST EPIC | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 21.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.9% positive (1,329 reviews) | 84.2% positive (202 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Glass Heart Games | One or Eight, Team EARTHWARS |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) is 2 years older than LOST EPIC (2022).
- Vigil: The Longest Night scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% positive) than LOST EPIC (84.2% positive).
- LOST EPIC is currently ~18% cheaper on Steam than Vigil: The Longest Night (17.99 USD vs. 21.99 USD).
- LOST EPIC has co-op; Vigil: The Longest Night does not.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Vigil: The Longest Night vs LOST EPIC — FAQ
- Which is better, Vigil: The Longest Night or LOST EPIC?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Vigil: The Longest Night sits at 85.9% positive (1,329 reviews), LOST EPIC at 84.2% (202). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Vigil: The Longest Night or LOST EPIC first?
- If you want chronology, Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) came out before LOST EPIC (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 Vigil: The Longest Night and LOST EPIC similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Does Vigil: The Longest Night have multiplayer like LOST EPIC?
- No. LOST EPIC supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Vigil: The Longest Night is listed as single-player only.
- Do Vigil: The Longest Night and LOST EPIC 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.