Choose Wake Up
Choose Wake Up if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Wake Up launched in 2016.
Wake Up vs The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
Wake Up and The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone 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. Wake Up (2016) is 1 year older than The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (2017). Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Wake Up: 74 reviews, The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone: 323). 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 The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
Choose The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone if you want a Casual experience. The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone launched in 2017.
Both Wake Up and The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.4% vs 83.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Wake Up |  The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.4% positive (74 reviews) | 83.3% positive (323 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Black Cell OG | Cloudhead Games Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Wake Up (2016) is 1 year older than The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (2017).
- Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Wake Up: 74 reviews, The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone: 323).
- Wake Up is free; The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone is paid (14.99 USD).
- The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Wake Up has no Deck rating yet.
Wake Up vs The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — FAQ
- Should I play Wake Up or The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone first?
- If you want chronology, Wake Up (2016) came out before The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (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 Wake Up and The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone 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.
- Is Wake Up free?
- Yes — Wake Up is a free-to-play Steam title. The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone is paid (14.99 USD).