Choose Heartworm
Choose Heartworm if you want an Indie game with Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Heartworm launched in 2025.
Heartworm vs Tormented Souls 2
Heartworm and Tormented Souls 2 both land in Action, 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 Action, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2025. Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Heartworm: 351 reviews, Tormented Souls 2: 610). 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 Tormented Souls 2
Choose Tormented Souls 2 if you want the Subtitle Options, Adjustable Difficulty, and Save Anytime side of the pairing. Tormented Souls 2 launched in 2025.
Both Heartworm and Tormented Souls 2 sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls and Stereo Sound, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (86.6% vs 85.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Heartworm |  Tormented Souls 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.6% positive (351 reviews) | 85.9% positive (610 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Vincent Adinolfi | Dual Effect |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Heartworm: 351 reviews, Tormented Souls 2: 610).
- Heartworm is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Tormented Souls 2 (14.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Heartworm is Deck Verified, Tormented Souls 2 is Deck Playable.
Heartworm vs Tormented Souls 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Heartworm or Tormented Souls 2?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Heartworm sits at 86.6% positive (351 reviews), Tormented Souls 2 at 85.9% (610). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are Heartworm and Tormented Souls 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.