Choose Rainy Season
Choose Rainy Season if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.7% positive across 258 reviews.
Rainy Season vs The Fabled Woods
Rainy Season and The Fabled Woods both land in Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Rainy Season (2020) is 1 year older than The Fabled Woods (2021). Rainy Season scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than The Fabled Woods (67.4% 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 The Fabled Woods
Choose The Fabled Woods if you want an Adventure experience. The Fabled Woods launched in 2021.
Both Rainy Season and The Fabled Woods sit in Indie and Casual 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
 Rainy Season |  The Fabled Woods | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.7% positive (258 reviews) | 67.4% positive (144 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Inasa Fujio | CyberPunch Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Rainy Season (2020) is 1 year older than The Fabled Woods (2021).
- Rainy Season scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than The Fabled Woods (67.4% positive).
- Rainy Season is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than The Fabled Woods (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- The Fabled Woods is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Rainy Season has no Deck rating yet.
Rainy Season vs The Fabled Woods — FAQ
- Which is better, Rainy Season or The Fabled Woods?
- On Steam reviews Rainy Season scores higher (97.7% positive) than The Fabled Woods (67.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Rainy Season is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Rainy Season or The Fabled Woods first?
- If you want chronology, Rainy Season (2020) came out before The Fabled Woods (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 Rainy Season and The Fabled Woods similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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.