Choose Heroines of Swords & Spells
Choose Heroines of Swords & Spells if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Heroines of Swords & Spells launched in 2020.
Heroines of Swords & Spells vs Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0!
Heroines of Swords & Spells and Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! 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. Heroines of Swords & Spells (2020) is 5 years older than Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! (2025). Heroines of Swords & Spells is free; Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! is paid (8.99 USD). 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 Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0!
Choose Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! launched in 2025.
Both Heroines of Swords & Spells and Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! 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
 Heroines of Swords & Spells |  Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive (115 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Kirillkrm | LuluGames |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Heroines of Swords & Spells (2020) is 5 years older than Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! (2025).
- Heroines of Swords & Spells is free; Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! is paid (8.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Heroines of Swords & Spells vs Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! — FAQ
- Should I play Heroines of Swords & Spells or Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! first?
- If you want chronology, Heroines of Swords & Spells (2020) came out before Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! (2025). 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 Heroines of Swords & Spells and Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! 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.
- Is Heroines of Swords & Spells free?
- Yes — Heroines of Swords & Spells is a free-to-play Steam title. Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0! is paid (8.99 USD).