Choose Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1
Choose Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 launched in 2020.
Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 vs Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2
Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 and Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 both land in 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 Adventure, Casual on Steam. Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 (2020) is 1 year older than Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 (2021). Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 scores higher on Steam reviews (91.2% positive) than Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 (89.3% 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 Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2
Choose Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 launched in 2021.
Both Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 and Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 sit in Adventure and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.2% vs 89.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 |  Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.2% positive (68 reviews) | 89.3% positive (28 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PixelGreeds, HarDDeer | PixelGreeds, HarDDeer |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 (2020) is 1 year older than Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 (2021).
- Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 scores higher on Steam reviews (91.2% positive) than Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 (89.3% positive).
- Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 vs Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 or Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 (2020) came out before Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 (2021). 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 Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 1 and Arcana: Heat and Cold. Season 2 similar?
- They overlap on 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.