Choose ROTA: Bend Gravity
Choose ROTA: Bend Gravity if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. ROTA: Bend Gravity launched in 2022.
ROTA: Bend Gravity vs Bat to the Heavens
ROTA: Bend Gravity and Bat to the Heavens 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. ROTA: Bend Gravity (2022) is 2 years older than Bat to the Heavens (2024). Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (ROTA: Bend Gravity: 44 reviews, Bat to the Heavens: 291). 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 Bat to the Heavens
Choose Bat to the Heavens if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Bat to the Heavens launched in 2024.
Both ROTA: Bend Gravity and Bat to the Heavens sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.5% vs 95.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 ROTA: Bend Gravity |  Bat to the Heavens | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.5% positive (44 reviews) | 95.2% positive (291 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Harmony Monroe | ceroro |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- ROTA: Bend Gravity (2022) is 2 years older than Bat to the Heavens (2024).
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (ROTA: Bend Gravity: 44 reviews, Bat to the Heavens: 291).
- ROTA: Bend Gravity is free; Bat to the Heavens is paid (14.99 USD).
- Bat to the Heavens is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; ROTA: Bend Gravity has no Deck rating yet.
ROTA: Bend Gravity vs Bat to the Heavens — FAQ
- Should I play ROTA: Bend Gravity or Bat to the Heavens first?
- If you want chronology, ROTA: Bend Gravity (2022) came out before Bat to the Heavens (2024). 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 ROTA: Bend Gravity and Bat to the Heavens 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 ROTA: Bend Gravity free?
- Yes — ROTA: Bend Gravity is a free-to-play Steam title. Bat to the Heavens is paid (14.99 USD).