Choose Children of Silentown
Choose Children of Silentown if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Children of Silentown launched in 2023.
Children of Silentown vs Children of Silentown: Prologue
Children of Silentown and Children of Silentown: Prologue both land in Indie, Adventure 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 on Steam. Children of Silentown: Prologue (2020) is 3 years older than Children of Silentown (2023). Children of Silentown: Prologue scores higher on Steam reviews (95.9% positive) than Children of Silentown (85.5% 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 Children of Silentown: Prologue
Choose Children of Silentown: Prologue if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.9% positive across 585 reviews.
Both Children of Silentown and Children of Silentown: Prologue sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Children of Silentown |  Children of Silentown: Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 85.5% positive (420 reviews) | 95.9% positive (585 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Elf Games, Luna2 Studio | Elf Games, Luna2 Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Children of Silentown: Prologue (2020) is 3 years older than Children of Silentown (2023).
- Children of Silentown: Prologue scores higher on Steam reviews (95.9% positive) than Children of Silentown (85.5% positive).
- Children of Silentown: Prologue is free; Children of Silentown is paid (19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Children of Silentown vs Children of Silentown: Prologue — FAQ
- Which is better, Children of Silentown or Children of Silentown: Prologue?
- On Steam reviews Children of Silentown: Prologue scores higher (95.9% positive) than Children of Silentown (85.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Children of Silentown: Prologue is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Children of Silentown or Children of Silentown: Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, Children of Silentown: Prologue (2020) came out before Children of Silentown (2023). 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 Children of Silentown and Children of Silentown: Prologue similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.
- Is Children of Silentown: Prologue free?
- Yes — Children of Silentown: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Children of Silentown is paid (19.99 USD).
- Do Children of Silentown and Children of Silentown: Prologue both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.