Choose Detention
Choose Detention if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.3% positive across 2,780 reviews.
Detention vs Firework
Detention and Firework both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Detention (2017) is 4 years older than Firework (2021). Detention scores higher on Steam reviews (96.3% positive) than Firework (92.1% 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 Firework
Choose Firework if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Firework launched in 2021.
Both Detention and Firework sit in Indie 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
 Detention |  Firework | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.3% positive (2,780 reviews) | 92.1% positive (555 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | RedCandleGames | Shiying Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Detention (2017) is 4 years older than Firework (2021).
- Detention scores higher on Steam reviews (96.3% positive) than Firework (92.1% positive).
- Firework is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Detention (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Detention is Deck Verified, Firework is Deck Unsupported.
Detention vs Firework — FAQ
- Which is better, Detention or Firework?
- On Steam reviews Detention scores higher (96.3% positive) than Firework (92.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Detention is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Detention or Firework first?
- If you want chronology, Detention (2017) came out before Firework (2021). 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 Detention and Firework similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.