Choose Bladed fury
Choose Bladed fury if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 44% cheaper on the Steam Store. Bladed fury launched in 2018.
Bladed fury vs Eastern Exorcist
Bladed fury and Eastern Exorcist both land in Action, Adventure, 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 Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Bladed fury (2018) is 3 years older than Eastern Exorcist (2021). Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Bladed fury: 504 reviews, Eastern Exorcist: 334). 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 Eastern Exorcist
Choose Eastern Exorcist if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Eastern Exorcist launched in 2021.
Both Bladed fury and Eastern Exorcist sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.7% vs 86.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Bladed fury |  Eastern Exorcist | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.7% positive (504 reviews) | 86.8% positive (334 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | NEXT Studios | Wildfire Game（无锡野火数字科技有限公司） |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Bladed fury (2018) is 3 years older than Eastern Exorcist (2021).
- Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Bladed fury: 504 reviews, Eastern Exorcist: 334).
- Bladed fury is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Eastern Exorcist (9.99 USD vs. 17.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Bladed fury vs Eastern Exorcist — FAQ
- Which is better, Bladed fury or Eastern Exorcist?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Bladed fury sits at 87.7% positive (504 reviews), Eastern Exorcist at 86.8% (334). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Bladed fury or Eastern Exorcist first?
- If you want chronology, Bladed fury (2018) came out before Eastern Exorcist (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 Bladed fury and Eastern Exorcist similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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.