Choose Heads Will Roll: Reforged
Choose Heads Will Roll: Reforged if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.7% positive across 699 reviews.
Heads Will Roll: Reforged vs Heads Will Roll: Downfall
Heads Will Roll: Reforged and Heads Will Roll: Downfall both land in 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 are RPG games on Steam. Heads Will Roll: Downfall (2022) is 1 year older than Heads Will Roll: Reforged (2023). Heads Will Roll: Reforged scores higher on Steam reviews (83.7% positive) than Heads Will Roll: Downfall (65.6% 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 Heads Will Roll: Downfall
Choose Heads Will Roll: Downfall if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Heads Will Roll: Downfall launched in 2022.
Both Heads Will Roll: Reforged and Heads Will Roll: Downfall sit in 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
 Heads Will Roll: Reforged |  Heads Will Roll: Downfall | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2022 |
| Genres | RPG | Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 83.7% positive (699 reviews) | 65.6% positive (189 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 1917 Studios | 1917 Studios |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Heads Will Roll: Downfall (2022) is 1 year older than Heads Will Roll: Reforged (2023).
- Heads Will Roll: Reforged scores higher on Steam reviews (83.7% positive) than Heads Will Roll: Downfall (65.6% positive).
- Heads Will Roll: Downfall is free; Heads Will Roll: Reforged is paid (24.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Heads Will Roll: Reforged vs Heads Will Roll: Downfall — FAQ
- Which is better, Heads Will Roll: Reforged or Heads Will Roll: Downfall?
- On Steam reviews Heads Will Roll: Reforged scores higher (83.7% positive) than Heads Will Roll: Downfall (65.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Heads Will Roll: Reforged is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Heads Will Roll: Reforged or Heads Will Roll: Downfall first?
- If you want chronology, Heads Will Roll: Downfall (2022) came out before Heads Will Roll: Reforged (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 Heads Will Roll: Reforged and Heads Will Roll: Downfall similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Heads Will Roll: Downfall free?
- Yes — Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a free-to-play Steam title. Heads Will Roll: Reforged is paid (24.99 USD).