Choose Heavy Bullets
Choose Heavy Bullets if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 1,006 Steam reviews back the pick.
Heavy Bullets vs Risk the Dark
Heavy Bullets and Risk the Dark both land in Action, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Heavy Bullets (2014) is 11 years older than Risk the Dark (2025). Heavy Bullets is currently ~9% cheaper on Steam than Risk the Dark (9.99 USD vs. 10.99 USD). 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 Risk the Dark
Choose Risk the Dark if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Risk the Dark launched in 2025.
Both Heavy Bullets and Risk the Dark sit in Action and Indie 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
 Heavy Bullets |  Risk the Dark | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 10.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.7% positive (1,006 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Terri Vellmann, Doseone | CafPain |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Heavy Bullets (2014) is 11 years older than Risk the Dark (2025).
- Heavy Bullets is currently ~9% cheaper on Steam than Risk the Dark (9.99 USD vs. 10.99 USD).
- Heavy Bullets is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Risk the Dark has no Deck rating yet.
Heavy Bullets vs Risk the Dark — FAQ
- Should I play Heavy Bullets or Risk the Dark first?
- If you want chronology, Heavy Bullets (2014) came out before Risk the Dark (2025). 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 Heavy Bullets and Risk the Dark similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Does Heavy Bullets run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heavy Bullets is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Risk the Dark doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.