Choose Follow the Black Kitten
Choose Follow the Black Kitten if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Follow the Black Kitten launched in 2022.
Follow the Black Kitten vs Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
Follow the Black Kitten and Heart of Ice by Dave Morris both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Follow the Black Kitten (2022) is 3 years older than Heart of Ice by Dave Morris (2025). Follow the Black Kitten is free; Heart of Ice by Dave Morris is paid (4.99 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 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
Choose Heart of Ice by Dave Morris if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heart of Ice by Dave Morris launched in 2025.
Both Follow the Black Kitten and Heart of Ice by Dave Morris sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG 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
 Follow the Black Kitten |  Heart of Ice by Dave Morris | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.9% positive (19 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Total | Infinite Zone |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Follow the Black Kitten (2022) is 3 years older than Heart of Ice by Dave Morris (2025).
- Follow the Black Kitten is free; Heart of Ice by Dave Morris is paid (4.99 USD).
- Follow the Black Kitten is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Heart of Ice by Dave Morris has no Deck rating yet.
Follow the Black Kitten vs Heart of Ice by Dave Morris — FAQ
- Should I play Follow the Black Kitten or Heart of Ice by Dave Morris first?
- If you want chronology, Follow the Black Kitten (2022) came out before Heart of Ice by Dave Morris (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 Follow the Black Kitten and Heart of Ice by Dave Morris similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG 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 Follow the Black Kitten free?
- Yes — Follow the Black Kitten is a free-to-play Steam title. Heart of Ice by Dave Morris is paid (4.99 USD).