Choose 80 Days
Choose 80 Days if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.9% positive across 936 reviews.
80 Days vs Heaven's Vault
80 Days and Heaven's Vault 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. 80 Days (2015) is 4 years older than Heaven's Vault (2019). 80 Days scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Heaven's Vault (85.9% 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 Heaven's Vault
Choose Heaven's Vault if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,626 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both 80 Days and Heaven's Vault 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
 80 Days |  Heaven's Vault | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.9% positive (936 reviews) | 85.9% positive (1,626 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | inkle Ltd, Cape Guy Ltd | inkle Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- 80 Days (2015) is 4 years older than Heaven's Vault (2019).
- 80 Days scores higher on Steam reviews (91.9% positive) than Heaven's Vault (85.9% positive).
- 80 Days is currently ~48% cheaper on Steam than Heaven's Vault (12.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
80 Days vs Heaven's Vault — FAQ
- Which is better, 80 Days or Heaven's Vault?
- On Steam reviews 80 Days scores higher (91.9% positive) than Heaven's Vault (85.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, 80 Days is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play 80 Days or Heaven's Vault first?
- If you want chronology, 80 Days (2015) came out before Heaven's Vault (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 80 Days and Heaven's Vault 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.
- Do 80 Days and Heaven's Vault both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.