Choose The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Choose The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed if you want the SteamVR Collectibles side of the pairing. 1,298 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed vs The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed and The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone 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 The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (2017). Both sit near 84% positive on Steam (The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed: 1,298 reviews, The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone: 323). 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 2: Heart of the Emberstone
Choose The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone launched in 2017.
Both The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed and The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (84.2% vs 83.3% 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 |  The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.2% positive (1,298 reviews) | 83.3% positive (323 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cloudhead Games Ltd. | Cloudhead Games Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (2016) is 1 year older than The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (2017).
- Both sit near 84% positive on Steam (The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed: 1,298 reviews, The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone: 323).
- The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed vs The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — FAQ
- Which is better, The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed or The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed sits at 84.2% positive (1,298 reviews), The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone at 83.3% (323). 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 The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone first?
- If you want chronology, The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed (2016) came out before The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (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 The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone 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.