Choose Santo Island Incident
Choose Santo Island Incident if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 88% cheaper on the Steam Store. Santo Island Incident launched in 2022.
Santo Island Incident vs Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
Santo Island Incident and Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Santo Island Incident (2022) is 4 years older than Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 (2026). Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (99.4% positive) than Santo Island Incident (90% 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 Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
Choose Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 launched in 2026.
Both Santo Island Incident and Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 sit in 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
 Santo Island Incident |  Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (20 reviews) | 99.4% positive (162 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Çınar's Art | NovaSoft Interactive Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Santo Island Incident (2022) is 4 years older than Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 (2026).
- Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (99.4% positive) than Santo Island Incident (90% positive).
- Santo Island Incident is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 (0.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Santo Island Incident has no Deck rating yet.
Santo Island Incident vs Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Santo Island Incident or Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Santo Island Incident (2022) came out before Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 (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 Santo Island Incident and Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 similar?
- They overlap on 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.