Choose Children of Silentown: Prologue
Choose Children of Silentown: Prologue if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Children of Silentown: Prologue launched in 2020.
Children of Silentown: Prologue vs Gretel & Hansel
Children of Silentown: Prologue and Gretel & Hansel both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Children of Silentown: Prologue is free; Gretel & Hansel is paid (Price unknown). Children of Silentown: Prologue is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Gretel & Hansel has no Deck rating yet. 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 Gretel & Hansel
Choose Gretel & Hansel if you want the DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Subtitle Options side of the pairing.
Both Children of Silentown: Prologue and Gretel & Hansel sit in Indie 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
 Children of Silentown: Prologue |  Gretel & Hansel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | — |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 95.9% positive (585 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Elf Games, Luna2 Studio | Spider House |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Children of Silentown: Prologue is free; Gretel & Hansel is paid (Price unknown).
- Children of Silentown: Prologue is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Gretel & Hansel has no Deck rating yet.
Children of Silentown: Prologue vs Gretel & Hansel — FAQ
- Are Children of Silentown: Prologue and Gretel & Hansel similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Is Children of Silentown: Prologue free?
- Yes — Children of Silentown: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Gretel & Hansel is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Children of Silentown: Prologue run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Children of Silentown: Prologue is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Gretel & Hansel doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.