Choose Creatures Docking Station
Choose Creatures Docking Station if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Creatures Docking Station launched in 2021.
Creatures Docking Station vs Heard of the Story?
Creatures Docking Station and Heard of the Story? both land in Simulation, 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 Simulation, Casual on Steam. Creatures Docking Station (2021) is 2 years older than Heard of the Story? (2023). Heard of the Story? scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Creatures Docking Station (95.4% 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 Heard of the Story?
Choose Heard of the Story? if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. Heard of the Story? launched in 2023.
Both Creatures Docking Station and Heard of the Story? sit in Simulation 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
 Creatures Docking Station |  Heard of the Story? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.4% positive (173 reviews) | 100% positive (31 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Creature Labs | Shasaur |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Creatures Docking Station (2021) is 2 years older than Heard of the Story? (2023).
- Heard of the Story? scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Creatures Docking Station (95.4% positive).
- Creatures Docking Station is free; Heard of the Story? is paid (19.99 USD).
- Creatures Docking Station is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Heard of the Story? has no Deck rating yet.
Creatures Docking Station vs Heard of the Story? — FAQ
- Should I play Creatures Docking Station or Heard of the Story? first?
- If you want chronology, Creatures Docking Station (2021) came out before Heard of the Story? (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 Creatures Docking Station and Heard of the Story? similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, 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 Creatures Docking Station free?
- Yes — Creatures Docking Station is a free-to-play Steam title. Heard of the Story? is paid (19.99 USD).