Choose Hell Girls
Choose Hell Girls if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. Hell Girls launched in 2017.
Hell Girls vs Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~
Hell Girls and Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ both land in Adventure, RPG 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 Adventure, RPG on Steam. Hell Girls (2017) is 6 years older than Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ (2023). Hell Girls scores higher on Steam reviews (84.3% positive) than Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ (61.5% 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 Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~
Choose Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ launched in 2023.
Both Hell Girls and Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ sit in Adventure and RPG 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
 Hell Girls |  Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.3% positive (848 reviews) | 61.5% positive (13 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Athena Works | みじいし |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Hell Girls (2017) is 6 years older than Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ (2023).
- Hell Girls scores higher on Steam reviews (84.3% positive) than Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ (61.5% positive).
- Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Hell Girls has no Deck rating yet.
Hell Girls vs Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ — FAQ
- Should I play Hell Girls or Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ first?
- If you want chronology, Hell Girls (2017) came out before Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ (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 Hell Girls and Alchemist's Fantasy R ~ A Girl's Alchemic Furnace ~ similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, RPG 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.