Choose Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk
Choose Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk launched in 2018.
Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk vs Who Needs a Hero?
Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk and Who Needs a Hero? both land in Indie, Adventure, 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, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk (2018) is 3 years older than Who Needs a Hero? (2021). Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Who Needs a Hero? (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Who Needs a Hero?
Choose Who Needs a Hero? if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Who Needs a Hero? launched in 2021.
Both Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk and Who Needs a Hero? sit in Indie, Adventure, 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
 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk |  Who Needs a Hero? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | 87.9% positive (511 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Prime Games | Henrique Faitta Chitolina, Pidro Soft |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk (2018) is 3 years older than Who Needs a Hero? (2021).
- Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Who Needs a Hero? (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk vs Who Needs a Hero? — FAQ
- Should I play Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk or Who Needs a Hero? first?
- If you want chronology, Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk (2018) came out before Who Needs a Hero? (2021). 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 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk and Who Needs a Hero? similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.