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Choose Hylics if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. 5,587 Steam reviews back the pick.
Hylics and Hylics 2 both land in RPG 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 RPG games on Steam. Hylics (2015) is 5 years older than Hylics 2 (2020). Hylics scores higher on Steam reviews (98.1% positive) than Hylics 2 (97% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Hylics if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. 5,587 Steam reviews back the pick.
Choose Hylics 2 if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,435 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Hylics and Hylics 2 sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (98.1% vs 97% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Hylics | Hylics 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 98.1% positive (5,587 reviews) | 97% positive (2,435 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mason Lindroth | Mason Lindroth |
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