Choose Faulty Apprentice
Choose Faulty Apprentice if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 47% cheaper on the Steam Store. Faulty Apprentice launched in 2019.
Faulty Apprentice vs Helping the Hotties
Faulty Apprentice and Helping the Hotties both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 4 years older than Helping the Hotties (2023). Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (Faulty Apprentice: 112 reviews, Helping the Hotties: 456). 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 Helping the Hotties
Choose Helping the Hotties if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Helping the Hotties launched in 2023.
Both Faulty Apprentice and Helping the Hotties sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78.6% vs 78.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Faulty Apprentice |  Helping the Hotties | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.6% positive (112 reviews) | 78.3% positive (456 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | AGL studios | xRed Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 4 years older than Helping the Hotties (2023).
- Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (Faulty Apprentice: 112 reviews, Helping the Hotties: 456).
- Faulty Apprentice is currently ~47% cheaper on Steam than Helping the Hotties (7.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Faulty Apprentice is Deck Playable, Helping the Hotties is Deck Unsupported.
Faulty Apprentice vs Helping the Hotties — FAQ
- Which is better, Faulty Apprentice or Helping the Hotties?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Faulty Apprentice sits at 78.6% positive (112 reviews), Helping the Hotties at 78.3% (456). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Faulty Apprentice or Helping the Hotties first?
- If you want chronology, Faulty Apprentice (2019) came out before Helping the Hotties (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 Faulty Apprentice and Helping the Hotties similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.