Choose After the Fall®
Choose After the Fall® if you want an Action experience. 1,513 Steam reviews back the pick.
After the Fall® vs Refuge
After the Fall® and Refuge both land in Adventure 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 Adventure games on Steam. After the Fall® (2021) is 1 year older than Refuge (2022). Refuge is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than After the Fall® (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 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 Refuge
Choose Refuge if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation experience. Refuge launched in 2022.
Both After the Fall® and Refuge sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 After the Fall® |  Refuge | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.7% positive (1,513 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Vertigo Games | CAAMS |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- After the Fall® (2021) is 1 year older than Refuge (2022).
- Refuge is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than After the Fall® (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- After the Fall® is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Refuge has no Deck rating yet.
After the Fall® vs Refuge — FAQ
- Should I play After the Fall® or Refuge first?
- If you want chronology, After the Fall® (2021) came out before Refuge (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 After the Fall® and Refuge similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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 both After the Fall® and Refuge have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: After the Fall® ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Refuge ships Online Co-op, Co-op.