Choose Shores Unknown
Choose Shores Unknown if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Shores Unknown launched in 2021.
Shores Unknown vs Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes
Shores Unknown and Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Shores Unknown (2021) is 1 year older than Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022). Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Shores Unknown (14.99 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 Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes
Choose Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes launched in 2022.
Both Shores Unknown and Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes sit in Strategy, Indie, 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
 Shores Unknown |  Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 67.6% positive (71 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Vallynne | Paper Board Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Shores Unknown (2021) is 1 year older than Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022).
- Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Shores Unknown (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Shores Unknown is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes has no Deck rating yet.
Shores Unknown vs Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes — FAQ
- Should I play Shores Unknown or Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes first?
- If you want chronology, Shores Unknown (2021) came out before Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022). 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 Shores Unknown and Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Does Shores Unknown run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shores Unknown is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.