Choose Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells
Choose Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells launched in 2016.
Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells vs Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween
Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells and Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween both land in Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells (2016) is 4 years older than Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween (2020). Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween (90% 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 Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween
Choose Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween launched in 2020.
Both Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells and Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.3% vs 90% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells |  Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.3% positive (23 reviews) | 90% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Green Sauce Games | Green Sauce Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells (2016) is 4 years older than Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween (2020).
- Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween (90% positive).
- Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween has no Deck rating yet.
Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells vs Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween — FAQ
- Should I play Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells or Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween first?
- If you want chronology, Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells (2016) came out before Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween (2020). 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 Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells and Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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.
- Does Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Secrets of Magic: The Book of Spells is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Secrets of Magic 3: Happy Halloween doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.