Choose Selfless Heroes
Choose Selfless Heroes if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Selfless Heroes launched in 2020.
Selfless Heroes vs Kaizen: A Factory Story
Selfless Heroes and Kaizen: A Factory Story both land in Strategy, Simulation 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Selfless Heroes (2020) is 5 years older than Kaizen: A Factory Story (2025). Kaizen: A Factory Story scores higher on Steam reviews (93.2% positive) than Selfless Heroes (75.8% 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 Kaizen: A Factory Story
Choose Kaizen: A Factory Story if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Kaizen: A Factory Story launched in 2025.
Both Selfless Heroes and Kaizen: A Factory Story sit in Strategy and Simulation 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
 Selfless Heroes |  Kaizen: A Factory Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.8% positive (33 reviews) | 93.2% positive (457 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Félicien Brochu | Coincidence |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Selfless Heroes (2020) is 5 years older than Kaizen: A Factory Story (2025).
- Kaizen: A Factory Story scores higher on Steam reviews (93.2% positive) than Selfless Heroes (75.8% positive).
- Selfless Heroes is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Kaizen: A Factory Story (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Selfless Heroes vs Kaizen: A Factory Story — FAQ
- Should I play Selfless Heroes or Kaizen: A Factory Story first?
- If you want chronology, Selfless Heroes (2020) came out before Kaizen: A Factory Story (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 Selfless Heroes and Kaizen: A Factory Story similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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.