Choose Broken Pieces
Choose Broken Pieces if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Broken Pieces launched in 2022.
Broken Pieces vs Ire: A Prologue
Broken Pieces and Ire: A Prologue 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. Broken Pieces (2022) is 3 years older than Ire: A Prologue (2025). Broken Pieces scores higher on Steam reviews (70.9% positive) than Ire: A Prologue (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 Ire: A Prologue
Choose Ire: A Prologue if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ire: A Prologue launched in 2025.
Both Broken Pieces and Ire: A Prologue sit in Action and Adventure 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
 Broken Pieces |  Ire: A Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.9% positive (182 reviews) | 66.7% positive (51 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Elseware Experience, Benoit Dereau, Mael Vignaux | ProbablyMonsters |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Broken Pieces (2022) is 3 years older than Ire: A Prologue (2025).
- Broken Pieces scores higher on Steam reviews (70.9% positive) than Ire: A Prologue (66.7% positive).
- Broken Pieces is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Ire: A Prologue (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Broken Pieces is Deck Verified, Ire: A Prologue is Deck Playable.
Broken Pieces vs Ire: A Prologue — FAQ
- Should I play Broken Pieces or Ire: A Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, Broken Pieces (2022) came out before Ire: A Prologue (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 Broken Pieces and Ire: A Prologue 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.