Choose Detective Hayseed - Hollywood
Choose Detective Hayseed - Hollywood if you want a RPG experience. Detective Hayseed - Hollywood launched in 2016.
Detective Hayseed - Hollywood vs Polda 7
Detective Hayseed - Hollywood and Polda 7 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. Detective Hayseed - Hollywood (2016) is 6 years older than Polda 7 (2022). Detective Hayseed - Hollywood scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Polda 7 (79.2% 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 Polda 7
Choose Polda 7 if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Polda 7 launched in 2022.
Both Detective Hayseed - Hollywood and Polda 7 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
 Detective Hayseed - Hollywood |  Polda 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive (20 reviews) | 79.2% positive (48 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Zima software | Zima software |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Detective Hayseed - Hollywood (2016) is 6 years older than Polda 7 (2022).
- Detective Hayseed - Hollywood scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Polda 7 (79.2% positive).
- Detective Hayseed - Hollywood is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Polda 7 (14.99 USD vs. 17.99 USD).
- Polda 7 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Detective Hayseed - Hollywood has no Deck rating yet.
Detective Hayseed - Hollywood vs Polda 7 — FAQ
- Should I play Detective Hayseed - Hollywood or Polda 7 first?
- If you want chronology, Detective Hayseed - Hollywood (2016) came out before Polda 7 (2022). 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 Detective Hayseed - Hollywood and Polda 7 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.