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Manipulate: Sacrifice vs V696

Manipulate: Sacrifice and V696 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. Manipulate: Sacrifice (2020) is 2 years older than V696 (2022). Manipulate: Sacrifice is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than V696 (0.99 USD vs. 3.99 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 Manipulate: Sacrifice

Choose Manipulate: Sacrifice if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Manipulate: Sacrifice launched in 2020.

Choose V696

Choose V696 if you want an Action experience. V696 launched in 2022.

Both Manipulate: Sacrifice and V696 sit in 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

Manipulate: Sacrifice vs V696 — Steam metadata comparison
Manipulate: Sacrifice — Steam game coverManipulate: SacrificeV696 — Steam game coverV696
Released20202022
GenresIndie, AdventureAction, Adventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price0.99 USD3.99 USD
Steam reviews2 reviews65.4% positive (52 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersMELPYAVeysel Çınar

Side by side

Manipulate: Sacrifice vs V696 — FAQ

Should I play Manipulate: Sacrifice or V696 first?
If you want chronology, Manipulate: Sacrifice (2020) came out before V696 (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 Manipulate: Sacrifice and V696 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.
Manipulate: Sacrifice vs V696 — Verdict (2026) · imho.run