Choose Arise: A Simple Story
Choose Arise: A Simple Story if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.8% positive across 831 reviews.
Arise: A Simple Story vs The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf
Arise: A Simple Story and The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Arise: A Simple Story (2020) is 1 year older than The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf (2021). Arise: A Simple Story scores higher on Steam reviews (91.8% positive) than The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf (86.3% 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 The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf
Choose The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf if you want an Action experience. The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf launched in 2021.
Both Arise: A Simple Story and The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Arise: A Simple Story |  The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.8% positive (831 reviews) | 86.3% positive (139 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Piccolo Studio | OSome Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Arise: A Simple Story (2020) is 1 year older than The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf (2021).
- Arise: A Simple Story scores higher on Steam reviews (91.8% positive) than The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf (86.3% positive).
- The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Arise: A Simple Story (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Arise: A Simple Story vs The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf — FAQ
- Which is better, Arise: A Simple Story or The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf?
- On Steam reviews Arise: A Simple Story scores higher (91.8% positive) than The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf (86.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Arise: A Simple Story is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Arise: A Simple Story or The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf first?
- If you want chronology, Arise: A Simple Story (2020) came out before The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf (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 Arise: A Simple Story and The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do both Arise: A Simple Story and The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Arise: A Simple Story ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Do Arise: A Simple Story and The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.