Choose Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition
Choose Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition if you want a Casual experience. Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition launched in 2017.
Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition vs Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition and Havsala: Into the Soul Palace both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition (2017) is 5 years older than Havsala: Into the Soul Palace (2022). Both sit near 79% positive on Steam (Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition: 52 reviews, Havsala: Into the Soul Palace: 117). 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 Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
Choose Havsala: Into the Soul Palace if you want a Strategy and RPG game with Subtitle Options, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Havsala: Into the Soul Palace launched in 2022.
Both Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition and Havsala: Into the Soul Palace sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78.8% vs 79.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition |  Havsala: Into the Soul Palace | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 2.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.8% positive (52 reviews) | 79.5% positive (117 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Tuttifrutti Interactive | Ubik Studios, Stratera Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition (2017) is 5 years older than Havsala: Into the Soul Palace (2022).
- Both sit near 79% positive on Steam (Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition: 52 reviews, Havsala: Into the Soul Palace: 117).
- Havsala: Into the Soul Palace is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition (2.39 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition vs Havsala: Into the Soul Palace — FAQ
- Should I play Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition or Havsala: Into the Soul Palace first?
- If you want chronology, Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition (2017) came out before Havsala: Into the Soul Palace (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 Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Standard Edition and Havsala: Into the Soul Palace similar?
- They overlap on 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.