Choose Half Past Fate
Choose Half Past Fate if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Half Past Fate launched in 2020.
Half Past Fate vs Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Half Past Fate and Chicory: A Colorful Tale both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Half Past Fate (2020) is 1 year older than Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021). Chicory: A Colorful Tale scores higher on Steam reviews (97.6% positive) than Half Past Fate (89.9% 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 Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Choose Chicory: A Colorful Tale if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.6% positive across 2,198 reviews.
Both Half Past Fate and Chicory: A Colorful Tale sit in Indie, Adventure, 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
 Half Past Fate |  Chicory: A Colorful Tale | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (169 reviews) | 97.6% positive (2,198 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Serenity Forge | Wishes Ultd., Greg Lobanov, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine, Madeline Berger, A Shell in the Pit |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Half Past Fate (2020) is 1 year older than Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021).
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale scores higher on Steam reviews (97.6% positive) than Half Past Fate (89.9% positive).
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Half Past Fate (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale has co-op; Half Past Fate does not.
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Half Past Fate has no Deck rating yet.
Half Past Fate vs Chicory: A Colorful Tale — FAQ
- Which is better, Half Past Fate or Chicory: A Colorful Tale?
- On Steam reviews Chicory: A Colorful Tale scores higher (97.6% positive) than Half Past Fate (89.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Chicory: A Colorful Tale is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Half Past Fate or Chicory: A Colorful Tale first?
- If you want chronology, Half Past Fate (2020) came out before Chicory: A Colorful Tale (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 Half Past Fate and Chicory: A Colorful Tale similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Does Half Past Fate have multiplayer like Chicory: A Colorful Tale?
- No. Chicory: A Colorful Tale supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Half Past Fate is listed as single-player only.