Choose Forest Heroes: Prologue
Choose Forest Heroes: Prologue if you want an Action and Free To Play experience. Forest Heroes: Prologue launched in 2024.
Forest Heroes: Prologue vs The Royal Writ
Forest Heroes: Prologue and The Royal Writ both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Forest Heroes: Prologue (2024) is 1 year older than The Royal Writ (2025). The Royal Writ scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than Forest Heroes: Prologue (63.6% 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 The Royal Writ
Choose The Royal Writ if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. The Royal Writ launched in 2025.
Both Forest Heroes: Prologue and The Royal Writ sit in Strategy 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
 Forest Heroes: Prologue |  The Royal Writ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Free To Play | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 7.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 63.6% positive (11 reviews) | 84.4% positive (179 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Hoochoo Game Studios | Save Sloth Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Forest Heroes: Prologue (2024) is 1 year older than The Royal Writ (2025).
- The Royal Writ scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than Forest Heroes: Prologue (63.6% positive).
- The Royal Writ is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Forest Heroes: Prologue has no Deck rating yet.
Forest Heroes: Prologue vs The Royal Writ — FAQ
- Should I play Forest Heroes: Prologue or The Royal Writ first?
- If you want chronology, Forest Heroes: Prologue (2024) came out before The Royal Writ (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 Forest Heroes: Prologue and The Royal Writ similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.