Choose Blood Card
Choose Blood Card if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.5% positive across 254 reviews.
Blood Card vs Banners of Ruin
Blood Card and Banners of Ruin both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Blood Card (2019) is 2 years older than Banners of Ruin (2021). Blood Card scores higher on Steam reviews (81.5% positive) than Banners of Ruin (79.3% 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 Banners of Ruin
Choose Banners of Ruin if you want a RPG experience. 1,239 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Blood Card and Banners of Ruin sit in Strategy 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
 Blood Card |  Banners of Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.5% positive (254 reviews) | 79.3% positive (1,239 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Pixel Cattle Games | MonteBearo |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Blood Card (2019) is 2 years older than Banners of Ruin (2021).
- Blood Card scores higher on Steam reviews (81.5% positive) than Banners of Ruin (79.3% positive).
- Blood Card is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Banners of Ruin (2.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Blood Card vs Banners of Ruin — FAQ
- Which is better, Blood Card or Banners of Ruin?
- On Steam reviews Blood Card scores higher (81.5% positive) than Banners of Ruin (79.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Blood Card is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Blood Card or Banners of Ruin first?
- If you want chronology, Blood Card (2019) came out before Banners of Ruin (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 Blood Card and Banners of Ruin similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.