Choose Hell Girls
Choose Hell Girls if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Hell Girls launched in 2017.
Hell Girls vs Goddess Detective 3
Hell Girls and Goddess Detective 3 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 Goddess Detective 3 (2023). Hell Girls is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Goddess Detective 3 has no Deck rating yet. 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 Goddess Detective 3
Choose Goddess Detective 3 if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Goddess Detective 3 launched in 2023.
Both Hell Girls and Goddess Detective 3 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 |  Goddess Detective 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.3% positive (848 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Athena Works | 2024-NGame |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Hell Girls (2017) is 6 years older than Goddess Detective 3 (2023).
- Hell Girls is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Goddess Detective 3 has no Deck rating yet.
Hell Girls vs Goddess Detective 3 — FAQ
- Should I play Hell Girls or Goddess Detective 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Hell Girls (2017) came out before Goddess Detective 3 (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 Goddess Detective 3 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.
- Does Hell Girls run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Hell Girls is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Goddess Detective 3 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.