Choose Vigil: The Longest Night
Choose Vigil: The Longest Night if you want a RPG experience. 1,329 Steam reviews back the pick.
Vigil: The Longest Night vs Afterimage
Vigil: The Longest Night and Afterimage 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 3 years older than Afterimage (2023). Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Vigil: The Longest Night: 1,329 reviews, Afterimage: 1,349). 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 Afterimage
Choose Afterimage if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,349 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Vigil: The Longest Night and Afterimage sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.9% vs 85.6% 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 |  Afterimage | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 21.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.9% positive (1,329 reviews) | 85.6% positive (1,349 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Glass Heart Games | Aurogon Shanghai |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) is 3 years older than Afterimage (2023).
- Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Vigil: The Longest Night: 1,329 reviews, Afterimage: 1,349).
- Vigil: The Longest Night is currently ~12% cheaper on Steam than Afterimage (21.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Vigil: The Longest Night vs Afterimage — FAQ
- Which is better, Vigil: The Longest Night or Afterimage?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Vigil: The Longest Night sits at 85.9% positive (1,329 reviews), Afterimage at 85.6% (1,349). 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 Afterimage first?
- If you want chronology, Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) came out before Afterimage (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 Vigil: The Longest Night and Afterimage 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 Afterimage 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.