Choose Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending
Choose Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending launched in 2021.
Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending vs Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy both land in Action, 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 Action, Adventure on Steam. Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending (2021) is 5 years older than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (2026). Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (14.99 USD vs. 49.99 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 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Choose Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy if you want the DualShock Controller Support, Gamepad Recommended, and HDR available side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy launched in 2026.
Both Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy sit in Action 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
 Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending |  Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Derek Tanis | Asobo Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending (2021) is 5 years older than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (2026).
- Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (14.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending vs Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy — FAQ
- Should I play Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending or Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy first?
- If you want chronology, Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending (2021) came out before Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (2026). 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 Humanities Legend: Hollow Ascending and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.