Choose Heart & Soul
Choose Heart & Soul if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Heart & Soul launched in 2022.
Heart & Soul vs Ballads at Midnight
Heart & Soul and Ballads at Midnight both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Both released in 2022. Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Heart & Soul: 21 reviews, Ballads at Midnight: 352). 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 Ballads at Midnight
Choose Ballads at Midnight if you want an Adventure and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Ballads at Midnight launched in 2022.
Both Heart & Soul and Ballads at Midnight sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.2% vs 95.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Heart & Soul |  Ballads at Midnight | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 95.2% positive (21 reviews) | 95.5% positive (352 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | HMoon Publishing | Synstoria |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2022.
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Heart & Soul: 21 reviews, Ballads at Midnight: 352).
- Ballads at Midnight is free; Heart & Soul is paid (7.99 USD).
- Ballads at Midnight is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Heart & Soul has no Deck rating yet.
Heart & Soul vs Ballads at Midnight — FAQ
- Are Heart & Soul and Ballads at Midnight similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 Ballads at Midnight free?
- Yes — Ballads at Midnight is a free-to-play Steam title. Heart & Soul is paid (7.99 USD).