Choose Blasphemous
Choose Blasphemous if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.1% positive across 18,415 reviews.
Blasphemous vs Skelethrone: The Prey
Blasphemous and Skelethrone: The Prey both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Blasphemous (2019) is 5 years older than Skelethrone: The Prey (2024). Blasphemous scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Skelethrone: The Prey (76.8% 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 Skelethrone: The Prey
Choose Skelethrone: The Prey if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Skelethrone: The Prey launched in 2024.
Both Blasphemous and Skelethrone: The Prey sit in Action 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
 Blasphemous |  Skelethrone: The Prey | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 90.1% positive (18,415 reviews) | 76.8% positive (125 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | The Game Kitchen | 70`Strike |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Blasphemous (2019) is 5 years older than Skelethrone: The Prey (2024).
- Blasphemous scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Skelethrone: The Prey (76.8% positive).
- Skelethrone: The Prey is free; Blasphemous is paid (24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Blasphemous is Deck Verified, Skelethrone: The Prey is Deck Unsupported.
Blasphemous vs Skelethrone: The Prey — FAQ
- Which is better, Blasphemous or Skelethrone: The Prey?
- On Steam reviews Blasphemous scores higher (90.1% positive) than Skelethrone: The Prey (76.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Blasphemous is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Blasphemous or Skelethrone: The Prey first?
- If you want chronology, Blasphemous (2019) came out before Skelethrone: The Prey (2024). 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 Blasphemous and Skelethrone: The Prey similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.
- Is Skelethrone: The Prey free?
- Yes — Skelethrone: The Prey is a free-to-play Steam title. Blasphemous is paid (24.99 USD).