Choose Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
Choose Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 if you want an Indie, Free To Play, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,639 Steam reviews back the pick.
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 vs Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 and Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 (2024) is 2 years older than Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 (2026). Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (99.4% positive) than Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 (94.3% 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 Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
Choose Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 99.4% positive across 162 reviews.
Both Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 and Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 sit in Adventure 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
 Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 |  Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.3% positive (1,639 reviews) | 99.4% positive (162 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | NovaSoft Interactive Ltd. | NovaSoft Interactive Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 (2024) is 2 years older than Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 (2026).
- Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (99.4% positive) than Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 (94.3% positive).
- Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is free; Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is paid (7.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 vs Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 or Aurora Hills: Chapter 2?
- On Steam reviews Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 scores higher (99.4% positive) than Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 (94.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 or Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 (2024) came out before Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 (2026). 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 Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 and Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 free?
- Yes — Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is a free-to-play Steam title. Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is paid (7.99 USD).
- Do Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 and Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.