Which is better, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams or Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord?

On Steam reviews Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord scores higher (84.3% positive) than Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (80.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.

Should I play Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams or Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord first?

If you want chronology, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (2012) came out before Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord (2013). 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.

Does Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord have multiplayer like Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams?

No. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord is listed as single-player only.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams vs Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord both land in Action, 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (2012) is 1 year older than Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord (2013). Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord scores higher on Steam reviews (84.3% positive) than Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (80.6% 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 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Choose Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams launched in 2012.

Choose Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord

Choose Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.3% positive across 127 reviews.

Both Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord sit in Action and Indie 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.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams vs Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord — Steam metadata comparison
	Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams	Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord
Released	2012	2013
Genres	Action, Indie	Action, Indie
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Unsupported
Price	14.99 USD	4.99 USD
Steam reviews	80.6% positive (545 reviews)	84.3% positive (127 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player	Single-player only
Developers	Black Forest Games	Black Forest Games

Side by side

Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (2012) is 1 year older than Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord (2013).
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord scores higher on Steam reviews (84.3% positive) than Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (80.6% positive).
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
Steam Deck: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is Deck Verified, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord is Deck Unsupported.