Choose Vigil: The Longest Night
Choose Vigil: The Longest Night if you want an Action experience. 1,329 Steam reviews back the pick.
Vigil: The Longest Night vs Lunacid
Vigil: The Longest Night and Lunacid both land in 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 Indie, RPG on Steam. Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) is 3 years older than Lunacid (2023). Lunacid scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Vigil: The Longest Night (85.9% 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 Lunacid
Choose Lunacid if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.1% positive across 7,582 reviews.
Both Vigil: The Longest Night and Lunacid sit in Indie and 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
 Vigil: The Longest Night |  Lunacid | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 21.99 USD | 13.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.9% positive (1,329 reviews) | 90.1% positive (7,582 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Glass Heart Games | KIRA LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) is 3 years older than Lunacid (2023).
- Lunacid scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Vigil: The Longest Night (85.9% positive).
- Lunacid is currently ~36% cheaper on Steam than Vigil: The Longest Night (13.99 USD vs. 21.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Vigil: The Longest Night vs Lunacid — FAQ
- Which is better, Vigil: The Longest Night or Lunacid?
- On Steam reviews Lunacid scores higher (90.1% positive) than Vigil: The Longest Night (85.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Lunacid 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 Lunacid first?
- If you want chronology, Vigil: The Longest Night (2020) came out before Lunacid (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 Lunacid similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do Vigil: The Longest Night and Lunacid 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.