Choose Pyrite Heart
Choose Pyrite Heart if you want a Nudity experience. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Pyrite Heart launched in 2014.
Pyrite Heart vs Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Pyrite Heart and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Pyrite Heart (2014) is 1 year older than Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star (2015). Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star scores higher on Steam reviews (95.4% positive) than Pyrite Heart (65.2% 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 Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Choose Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.4% positive across 348 reviews.
Both Pyrite Heart and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star sit in 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
 Pyrite Heart |  Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, Nudity | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.74 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 65.2% positive (178 reviews) | 95.4% positive (348 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Winged Cloud | Mediatonic |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Pyrite Heart (2014) is 1 year older than Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star (2015).
- Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star scores higher on Steam reviews (95.4% positive) than Pyrite Heart (65.2% positive).
- Pyrite Heart is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star (3.74 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Pyrite Heart is Deck Verified, Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star is Deck Playable.
Pyrite Heart vs Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star — FAQ
- Which is better, Pyrite Heart or Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star?
- On Steam reviews Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star scores higher (95.4% positive) than Pyrite Heart (65.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Pyrite Heart or Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star first?
- If you want chronology, Pyrite Heart (2014) came out before Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star (2015). 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 Pyrite Heart and Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star similar?
- They overlap on 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.