Choose Back 4 Blood
Choose Back 4 Blood if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 25,164 Steam reviews back the pick.
Back 4 Blood vs Lythium
Back 4 Blood and Lythium both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Back 4 Blood has co-op; Lythium does not. Back 4 Blood is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Lythium has no Deck rating yet. 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 Lythium
Choose Lythium if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.
Both Back 4 Blood and Lythium sit in Action 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
 Back 4 Blood |  Lythium | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | — |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 59.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 72.1% positive (25,164 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Turtle Rock Studios | Amnesia Softworks |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Back 4 Blood has co-op; Lythium does not.
- Back 4 Blood is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Lythium has no Deck rating yet.
Back 4 Blood vs Lythium — FAQ
- Are Back 4 Blood and Lythium similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 Lythium have multiplayer like Back 4 Blood?
- No. Back 4 Blood supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Lythium is listed as single-player only.
- Does Back 4 Blood run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Back 4 Blood is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Lythium doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.