Should I play Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok or A Tale of Two Kingdoms first?

If you want chronology, Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok (2014) came out before A Tale of Two Kingdoms (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.

Is Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok free?

Yes — Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok is a free-to-play Steam title. A Tale of Two Kingdoms is paid (11.99 USD).

Does Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok run on Steam Deck?

Yes — Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok is rated Deck Playable by Valve. A Tale of Two Kingdoms doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok vs A Tale of Two Kingdoms

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok and A Tale of Two Kingdoms 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. Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok (2014) is 3 years older than A Tale of Two Kingdoms (2017). A Tale of Two Kingdoms scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok (91.5% 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 Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok

Choose Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok if you want a RPG and Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards and Adjustable Difficulty. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok launched in 2014.

Choose A Tale of Two Kingdoms

Choose A Tale of Two Kingdoms if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. A Tale of Two Kingdoms launched in 2017.

Both Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok and A Tale of Two Kingdoms sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Subtitle Options, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.5% vs 92.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok vs A Tale of Two Kingdoms — Steam metadata comparison
	Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok	A Tale of Two Kingdoms
Released	2014	2017
Genres	Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play	Indie, Adventure
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Unrated
Price	Free to play	11.99 USD
Steam reviews	91.5% positive (848 reviews)	92.9% positive (28 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Crystal Shard	Crystal Shard

Side by side

Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok (2014) is 3 years older than A Tale of Two Kingdoms (2017).
A Tale of Two Kingdoms scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok (91.5% positive).
Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok is free; A Tale of Two Kingdoms is paid (11.99 USD).
Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; A Tale of Two Kingdoms has no Deck rating yet.