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The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed vs Duck Season

The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed and Duck Season both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (2016) is 1 year older than Duck Season (2017). Duck Season scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (84.2% 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 The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed

Choose The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,298 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Duck Season

Choose Duck Season if you want an Action experience. 1,289 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed and Duck Season sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list SteamVR Collectibles, Tracked Controller Support, and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (84.2% vs 85.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Side-by-side comparison

The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed vs Duck Season — Steam metadata comparison
The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed — Steam game coverThe Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the StarseedDuck Season — Steam game coverDuck Season
Released20162017
GenresIndie, Adventure, CasualAction, Indie, Adventure, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck UnsupportedDeck Unsupported
Price14.99 USD19.99 USD
Steam reviews84.2% positive (1,298 reviews)85.7% positive (1,289 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersCloudhead Games Ltd.Stress Level Zero

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The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed vs Duck Season — FAQ

Which is better, The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed or Duck Season?
On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed sits at 84.2% positive (1,298 reviews), Duck Season at 85.7% (1,289). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
Should I play The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed or Duck Season first?
If you want chronology, The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (2016) came out before Duck Season (2017). 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 The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed and Duck Season similar?
They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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.