Choose Clay Game
Choose Clay Game if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Clay Game launched in 2020.
Clay Game vs Heading Home
Clay Game and Heading Home both land in Indie, Adventure, 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, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Clay Game (2020) is 3 years older than Heading Home (2023). Clay Game is free; Heading Home is paid (7.99 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 Heading Home
Choose Heading Home if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heading Home launched in 2023.
Both Clay Game and Heading Home sit in Indie, Adventure, 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
 Clay Game |  Heading Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.5% positive (111 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Andy Schmitt | Aeon Soul Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Clay Game (2020) is 3 years older than Heading Home (2023).
- Clay Game is free; Heading Home is paid (7.99 USD).
Clay Game vs Heading Home — FAQ
- Should I play Clay Game or Heading Home first?
- If you want chronology, Clay Game (2020) came out before Heading Home (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 Clay Game and Heading Home similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.
- Is Clay Game free?
- Yes — Clay Game is a free-to-play Steam title. Heading Home is paid (7.99 USD).