Choose Hillthorn
Choose Hillthorn if you want the DualShock Controller Support side of the pairing.
Hillthorn vs Almanac: Detective Agency
Hillthorn and Almanac: Detective Agency both land in Indie, Adventure 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. 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 Almanac: Detective Agency
Choose Almanac: Detective Agency if you want a Casual game with Subtitle Options, Surround Sound, and Chat Speech-to-text.
Both Hillthorn and Almanac: Detective Agency sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Adjustable Text Size, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort, 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
 Hillthorn |  Almanac: Detective Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fool Moon, Finnegan Motors | Bergamot Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
Hillthorn vs Almanac: Detective Agency — FAQ
- Are Hillthorn and Almanac: Detective Agency similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.