Choose Hentai Swimming Club
Choose Hentai Swimming Club if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hentai Swimming Club launched in 2020.
Hentai Swimming Club vs Project: Sword Art
Hentai Swimming Club and Project: Sword Art both land in Indie, Simulation, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Hentai Swimming Club (2020) is 3 years older than Project: Sword Art (2023). Hentai Swimming Club scores higher on Steam reviews (63.6% positive) than Project: Sword Art (44.6% 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 Project: Sword Art
Choose Project: Sword Art if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Project: Sword Art launched in 2023.
Both Hentai Swimming Club and Project: Sword Art sit in Indie, Simulation, and RPG 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
 Hentai Swimming Club |  Project: Sword Art | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 63.6% positive (11 reviews) | 44.6% positive (56 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cyber Keks | 430Games, BOA |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Hentai Swimming Club (2020) is 3 years older than Project: Sword Art (2023).
- Hentai Swimming Club scores higher on Steam reviews (63.6% positive) than Project: Sword Art (44.6% positive).
- Hentai Swimming Club is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Project: Sword Art (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Project: Sword Art is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Hentai Swimming Club has no Deck rating yet.
Hentai Swimming Club vs Project: Sword Art — FAQ
- Should I play Hentai Swimming Club or Project: Sword Art first?
- If you want chronology, Hentai Swimming Club (2020) came out before Project: Sword Art (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 Hentai Swimming Club and Project: Sword Art similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, RPG 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.