Choose Hunt the Lights
Choose Hunt the Lights if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Hunt the Lights launched in 2020.
Hunt the Lights vs Star Fisher
Hunt the Lights and Star Fisher both land in Action, Indie, 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Hunt the Lights (2020) is 1 year older than Star Fisher (2021). Hunt the Lights is free; Star Fisher is paid (2.99 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 Star Fisher
Choose Star Fisher if you want an Adventure experience. Star Fisher launched in 2021.
Both Hunt the Lights and Star Fisher sit in Action, Indie, 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
 Hunt the Lights |  Star Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Wild Monkeygames | Pulse Check Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Hunt the Lights (2020) is 1 year older than Star Fisher (2021).
- Hunt the Lights is free; Star Fisher is paid (2.99 USD).
Hunt the Lights vs Star Fisher — FAQ
- Should I play Hunt the Lights or Star Fisher first?
- If you want chronology, Hunt the Lights (2020) came out before Star Fisher (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 Hunt the Lights and Star Fisher similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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 Hunt the Lights free?
- Yes — Hunt the Lights is a free-to-play Steam title. Star Fisher is paid (2.99 USD).