Choose Detective Hayseed - Hollywood
Choose Detective Hayseed - Hollywood if you want a RPG experience. Detective Hayseed - Hollywood launched in 2016.
Detective Hayseed - Hollywood vs Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
Detective Hayseed - Hollywood and Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness 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 7 years older than Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness (2023). Detective Hayseed - Hollywood scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness (81.8% 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 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
Choose Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness launched in 2023.
Both Detective Hayseed - Hollywood and Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness 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 |  Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive (20 reviews) | 81.8% positive (22 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 7 years older than Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness (2023).
- Detective Hayseed - Hollywood scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness (81.8% positive).
- Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Detective Hayseed - Hollywood (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Detective Hayseed - Hollywood has no Deck rating yet.
Detective Hayseed - Hollywood vs Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness — FAQ
- Should I play Detective Hayseed - Hollywood or Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness first?
- If you want chronology, Detective Hayseed - Hollywood (2016) came out before Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness (2023). 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 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness 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.