Choose Heat Signature
Choose Heat Signature if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.8% positive across 6,133 reviews.
Heat Signature vs Crying Suns
Heat Signature and Crying Suns both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Heat Signature (2017) is 2 years older than Crying Suns (2019). Heat Signature scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% positive) than Crying Suns (85.1% 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 Crying Suns
Choose Crying Suns if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,904 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Heat Signature and Crying Suns sit in Strategy 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Heat Signature |  Crying Suns | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.8% positive (6,133 reviews) | 85.1% positive (1,904 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Suspicious Developments | Alt Shift |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Heat Signature (2017) is 2 years older than Crying Suns (2019).
- Heat Signature scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% positive) than Crying Suns (85.1% positive).
- Heat Signature is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Crying Suns (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Heat Signature is Deck Unsupported, Crying Suns is Deck Playable.
Heat Signature vs Crying Suns — FAQ
- Which is better, Heat Signature or Crying Suns?
- On Steam reviews Heat Signature scores higher (94.8% positive) than Crying Suns (85.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Heat Signature is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Heat Signature or Crying Suns first?
- If you want chronology, Heat Signature (2017) came out before Crying Suns (2019). 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 Heat Signature and Crying Suns similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.