Choose Duck Season
Choose Duck Season if you want an Action game with SteamVR Collectibles. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.7% positive across 1,289 reviews.
Duck Season vs The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
Duck Season and The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone both land in Indie, Adventure, 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, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Both released in 2017. Duck Season scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (83.3% 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 The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
Choose The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone launched in 2017.
Both Duck Season and The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 Duck Season |  The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.7% positive (1,289 reviews) | 83.3% positive (323 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stress Level Zero | Cloudhead Games Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Both released in 2017.
- Duck Season scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (83.3% positive).
- The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Duck Season (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Duck Season vs The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone — FAQ
- Which is better, Duck Season or The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone?
- On Steam reviews Duck Season scores higher (85.7% positive) than The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (83.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Duck Season is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Duck Season and The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.