Choose Howlville: The Dark Past
Choose Howlville: The Dark Past if you want a Casual experience. Howlville: The Dark Past launched in 2018.
Howlville: The Dark Past vs Nocturnal Relics
Howlville: The Dark Past and Nocturnal Relics both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Howlville: The Dark Past (2018) is 7 years older than Nocturnal Relics (2025). Nocturnal Relics is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Howlville: The Dark Past (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Nocturnal Relics
Choose Nocturnal Relics if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Nocturnal Relics launched in 2025.
Both Howlville: The Dark Past and Nocturnal Relics sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Howlville: The Dark Past |  Nocturnal Relics | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive (20 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | N-Tri Studio | Mighty Magpie AB |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Howlville: The Dark Past (2018) is 7 years older than Nocturnal Relics (2025).
- Nocturnal Relics is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Howlville: The Dark Past (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Howlville: The Dark Past vs Nocturnal Relics — FAQ
- Should I play Howlville: The Dark Past or Nocturnal Relics first?
- If you want chronology, Howlville: The Dark Past (2018) came out before Nocturnal Relics (2025). 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 Howlville: The Dark Past and Nocturnal Relics similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.