Choose Heavy Metal Babes
Choose Heavy Metal Babes if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Heavy Metal Babes launched in 2020.
Heavy Metal Babes vs Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation
Heavy Metal Babes and Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, RPG on Steam. Heavy Metal Babes (2020) is 4 years older than Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation (2024). Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation scores higher on Steam reviews (86.4% positive) than Heavy Metal Babes (67.7% 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 Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation
Choose Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation launched in 2024.
Both Heavy Metal Babes and Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation sit in Strategy 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
 Heavy Metal Babes |  Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 67.7% positive (511 reviews) | 86.4% positive (44 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | SexyArts Games | ExoFiroGames |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Heavy Metal Babes (2020) is 4 years older than Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation (2024).
- Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation scores higher on Steam reviews (86.4% positive) than Heavy Metal Babes (67.7% positive).
- Heavy Metal Babes is free; Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation is paid (6.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Heavy Metal Babes vs Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation — FAQ
- Should I play Heavy Metal Babes or Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation first?
- If you want chronology, Heavy Metal Babes (2020) came out before Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation (2024). 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 Heavy Metal Babes and Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Is Heavy Metal Babes free?
- Yes — Heavy Metal Babes is a free-to-play Steam title. Beyond the Portal: Island's Salvation is paid (6.99 USD).