Choose A Game of Humans
Choose A Game of Humans if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. A Game of Humans launched in 2020.
A Game of Humans vs Heard of the Story?
A Game of Humans and Heard of the Story? both land in Indie, Simulation, 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, Simulation, Casual on Steam. A Game of Humans (2020) is 3 years older than Heard of the Story? (2023). Heard of the Story? scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than A Game of Humans (66.7% 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 Heard of the Story?
Choose Heard of the Story? if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heard of the Story? launched in 2023.
Both A Game of Humans and Heard of the Story? sit in Indie, Simulation, 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
 A Game of Humans |  Heard of the Story? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.7% positive (39 reviews) | 100% positive (31 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Scion Studios | Shasaur |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- A Game of Humans (2020) is 3 years older than Heard of the Story? (2023).
- Heard of the Story? scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than A Game of Humans (66.7% positive).
- A Game of Humans is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Heard of the Story? (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
A Game of Humans vs Heard of the Story? — FAQ
- Should I play A Game of Humans or Heard of the Story? first?
- If you want chronology, A Game of Humans (2020) came out before Heard of the Story? (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 A Game of Humans and Heard of the Story? similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, 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.