Choose Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Choose Chicory: A Colorful Tale if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,198 Steam reviews back the pick.
Chicory: A Colorful Tale vs Hidalgo
Chicory: A Colorful Tale and Hidalgo 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. Both support cooperative play. Chicory: A Colorful Tale is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Hidalgo has no Deck rating yet. 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 Hidalgo
Choose Hidalgo if you want a Casual experience.
Both Chicory: A Colorful Tale and Hidalgo sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Chicory: A Colorful Tale |  Hidalgo | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | — |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 97.6% positive (2,198 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Wishes Ultd., Greg Lobanov, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine, Madeline Berger, A Shell in the Pit | Infinite Thread Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Hidalgo has no Deck rating yet.
Chicory: A Colorful Tale vs Hidalgo — FAQ
- Are Chicory: A Colorful Tale and Hidalgo 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.
- Do both Chicory: A Colorful Tale and Hidalgo have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Chicory: A Colorful Tale ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Hidalgo ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Chicory: A Colorful Tale run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Chicory: A Colorful Tale is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Hidalgo doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.