Choose Free Stars: Children of Infinity
Choose Free Stars: Children of Infinity if you want an Indie experience. Free Stars: Children of Infinity launched in 2026.
Free Stars: Children of Infinity vs Heretic + Hexen
Free Stars: Children of Infinity and Heretic + Hexen both land in Action, Adventure, RPG 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 Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Heretic + Hexen (2025) is 1 year older than Free Stars: Children of Infinity (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Heretic + Hexen
Choose Heretic + Hexen if you want the Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,201 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Free Stars: Children of Infinity and Heretic + Hexen sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 Free Stars: Children of Infinity |  Heretic + Hexen | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 94.5% positive (1,201 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Pistol Shrimp | id Software, Nightdive Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Heretic + Hexen (2025) is 1 year older than Free Stars: Children of Infinity (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Heretic + Hexen is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Free Stars: Children of Infinity has no Deck rating yet.
Free Stars: Children of Infinity vs Heretic + Hexen — FAQ
- Should I play Free Stars: Children of Infinity or Heretic + Hexen first?
- If you want chronology, Heretic + Hexen (2025) came out before Free Stars: Children of Infinity (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 Free Stars: Children of Infinity and Heretic + Hexen similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG 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.
- Do both Free Stars: Children of Infinity and Heretic + Hexen have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Free Stars: Children of Infinity ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Heretic + Hexen ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.