Choose Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
Choose Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness launched in 2023.
Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness vs Polda
Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness and Polda both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness (2023) is 1 year older than Polda (2024). Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness: 22 reviews, Polda: 11). 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 Polda
Choose Polda if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 73% cheaper on the Steam Store. Polda launched in 2024.
Both Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness and Polda sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81.8% vs 81.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness |  Polda | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.8% positive (22 reviews) | 81.8% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Zima software | SleepTeam, Zima software |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness (2023) is 1 year older than Polda (2024).
- Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness: 22 reviews, Polda: 11).
- Polda is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness (3.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness vs Polda — FAQ
- Should I play Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness or Polda first?
- If you want chronology, Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness (2023) came out before Polda (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 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness and Polda similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.