Choose Valley
Choose Valley if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.2% positive across 4,318 reviews.
Valley vs Downward: Enhanced Edition
Valley and Downward: Enhanced Edition 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. Valley (2016) is 1 year older than Downward: Enhanced Edition (2017). Valley scores higher on Steam reviews (91.2% positive) than Downward: Enhanced Edition (70.1% 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 Downward: Enhanced Edition
Choose Downward: Enhanced Edition if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Downward: Enhanced Edition launched in 2017.
Both Valley and Downward: Enhanced Edition sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Valley |  Downward: Enhanced Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.2% positive (4,318 reviews) | 70.1% positive (354 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Blue Isle Studios | Caracal Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Valley (2016) is 1 year older than Downward: Enhanced Edition (2017).
- Valley scores higher on Steam reviews (91.2% positive) than Downward: Enhanced Edition (70.1% positive).
- Downward: Enhanced Edition is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Valley (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Valley is Deck Unsupported, Downward: Enhanced Edition is Deck Playable.
Valley vs Downward: Enhanced Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Valley or Downward: Enhanced Edition?
- On Steam reviews Valley scores higher (91.2% positive) than Downward: Enhanced Edition (70.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Valley is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Valley or Downward: Enhanced Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Valley (2016) came out before Downward: Enhanced Edition (2017). 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 Valley and Downward: Enhanced Edition 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.