Choose Faulty Apprentice
Choose Faulty Apprentice if you want an Action, Simulation, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Faulty Apprentice launched in 2019.
Faulty Apprentice vs Hard Times at Sequoia State Park
Faulty Apprentice and Hard Times at Sequoia State Park both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 3 years older than Hard Times at Sequoia State Park (2022). Both sit near 79% positive on Steam (Faulty Apprentice: 112 reviews, Hard Times at Sequoia State Park: 107). 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 Hard Times at Sequoia State Park
Choose Hard Times at Sequoia State Park if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Hard Times at Sequoia State Park launched in 2022.
Both Faulty Apprentice and Hard Times at Sequoia State Park sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78.6% vs 78.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Faulty Apprentice |  Hard Times at Sequoia State Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.6% positive (112 reviews) | 78.5% positive (107 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | AGL studios | Dirty Ink Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 3 years older than Hard Times at Sequoia State Park (2022).
- Both sit near 79% positive on Steam (Faulty Apprentice: 112 reviews, Hard Times at Sequoia State Park: 107).
- Faulty Apprentice is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Hard Times at Sequoia State Park (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Faulty Apprentice vs Hard Times at Sequoia State Park — FAQ
- Which is better, Faulty Apprentice or Hard Times at Sequoia State Park?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Faulty Apprentice sits at 78.6% positive (112 reviews), Hard Times at Sequoia State Park at 78.5% (107). 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 Hard Times at Sequoia State Park first?
- If you want chronology, Faulty Apprentice (2019) came out before Hard Times at Sequoia State Park (2022). 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 Hard Times at Sequoia State Park similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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.