Choose Until You Fall
Choose Until You Fall if you want the Custom Volume Controls and Adjustable Difficulty side of the pairing. 2,242 Steam reviews back the pick.
Until You Fall vs Malicious Payload
Until You Fall and Malicious Payload both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Until You Fall (2020) is 1 year older than Malicious Payload (2021). Malicious Payload is currently ~96% cheaper on Steam than Until You Fall (0.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 Malicious Payload
Choose Malicious Payload if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 96% cheaper on the Steam Store. Malicious Payload launched in 2021.
Both Until You Fall and Malicious Payload sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Until You Fall |  Malicious Payload | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.4% positive (2,242 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Schell Games | Last Howl |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Until You Fall (2020) is 1 year older than Malicious Payload (2021).
- Malicious Payload is currently ~96% cheaper on Steam than Until You Fall (0.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Until You Fall is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Malicious Payload has no Deck rating yet.
Until You Fall vs Malicious Payload — FAQ
- Should I play Until You Fall or Malicious Payload first?
- If you want chronology, Until You Fall (2020) came out before Malicious Payload (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 Until You Fall and Malicious Payload similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.