Choose A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult
Choose A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult if you want a RPG experience. A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult launched in 2021.
A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult vs Cat Detective Albert Wilde
A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult and Cat Detective Albert Wilde 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. A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult (2021) is 4 years older than Cat Detective Albert Wilde (2025). Cat Detective Albert Wilde is currently ~8% cheaper on Steam than A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult (11.99 USD vs. 12.99 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 Cat Detective Albert Wilde
Choose Cat Detective Albert Wilde if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Cat Detective Albert Wilde launched in 2025.
Both A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult and Cat Detective Albert Wilde 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
 A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult |  Cat Detective Albert Wilde | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 95.4% positive (87 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 如果网络 | beyondthosehills |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult (2021) is 4 years older than Cat Detective Albert Wilde (2025).
- Cat Detective Albert Wilde is currently ~8% cheaper on Steam than A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult (11.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Cat Detective Albert Wilde is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult has no Deck rating yet.
A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult vs Cat Detective Albert Wilde — FAQ
- Should I play A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult or Cat Detective Albert Wilde first?
- If you want chronology, A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult (2021) came out before Cat Detective Albert Wilde (2025). 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 A Winter Story -- Original Edition and Highly Difficult and Cat Detective Albert Wilde 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.