Choose Undead Citadel
Choose Undead Citadel if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Undead Citadel launched in 2023.
Undead Citadel vs Crawling Of The Dead
Undead Citadel and Crawling Of The Dead 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. Crawling Of The Dead (2020) is 3 years older than Undead Citadel (2023). Undead Citadel scores higher on Steam reviews (69.6% positive) than Crawling Of The Dead (63.9% 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 Crawling Of The Dead
Choose Crawling Of The Dead if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Crawling Of The Dead launched in 2020.
Both Undead Citadel and Crawling Of The Dead sit in Indie and RPG on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 Undead Citadel |  Crawling Of The Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 69.6% positive (138 reviews) | 63.9% positive (36 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Dark Curry S.L. | Running Pillow |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Crawling Of The Dead (2020) is 3 years older than Undead Citadel (2023).
- Undead Citadel scores higher on Steam reviews (69.6% positive) than Crawling Of The Dead (63.9% positive).
- Crawling Of The Dead is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Undead Citadel (24.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Undead Citadel is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Crawling Of The Dead has no Deck rating yet.
Undead Citadel vs Crawling Of The Dead — FAQ
- Should I play Undead Citadel or Crawling Of The Dead first?
- If you want chronology, Crawling Of The Dead (2020) came out before Undead Citadel (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 Undead Citadel and Crawling Of The Dead 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.