Steel & Steam: Episode 1 vs Detective Girl of the Steam City
Steel & Steam: Episode 1 and Detective Girl of the Steam City both land in 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 are RPG games on Steam. Steel & Steam: Episode 1 (2014) is 5 years older than Detective Girl of the Steam City (2019). Detective Girl of the Steam City is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Steel & Steam: Episode 1 has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
Steel & Steam: Episode 1 | Detective Girl of the Steam City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | RPG | Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 90.5% positive (222 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Red Meat Games | Clymenia |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Steel & Steam: Episode 1 (2014) is 5 years older than Detective Girl of the Steam City (2019).
- Detective Girl of the Steam City is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Steel & Steam: Episode 1 has no Deck rating yet.
Steel & Steam: Episode 1 vs Detective Girl of the Steam City — FAQ
- Should I play Steel & Steam: Episode 1 or Detective Girl of the Steam City first?
- If you want chronology, Steel & Steam: Episode 1 (2014) came out before Detective Girl of the Steam City (2019). 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 Steel & Steam: Episode 1 and Detective Girl of the Steam City similar?
- They overlap on 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.

