Should I play Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) or Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 first?

If you want chronology, Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) (2017) came out before Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 (2021). 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.

Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) vs Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》

Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) and Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) (2017) is 4 years older than Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 (2021). Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) is currently ~79% cheaper on Steam than Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 (3.14 USD vs. 14.99 USD). 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 Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition)

Choose Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) if you want the VR Only side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 79% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) launched in 2017.

Choose Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》

Choose Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 if you want the VR Supported side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 launched in 2021.

Both Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) and Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 sit in Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support, 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.

Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) vs Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 — Steam metadata comparison
	Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition)	Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》
Released	2017	2021
Genres	Casual	Casual
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Unrated	Unrated
Price	3.14 USD	14.99 USD
Steam reviews	100% positive (26 reviews)	9 reviews
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Kodansha, Polygon Pictures Inc., Lantis	Kodansha, Kodansha VR Lab

Side by side

Both are Casual games on Steam.
Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) (2017) is 4 years older than Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 (2021).
Hop Step Sing! Kimamani☆Summer vacation (HQ Edition) is currently ~79% cheaper on Steam than Hop Step Sing! VR Live 《Hop★Summer Tour 2020》 (3.14 USD vs. 14.99 USD).