Castle of the Underdogs : Episode 1 and Heroines of Swords & Spells both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Heroines of Swords & Spells (2020) is 3 years older than Castle of the Underdogs : Episode 1 (2023). Both sit near 87% positive on Steam (Castle of the Underdogs : Episode 1: 24 reviews, Heroines of Swords & Spells: 115). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Castle of the Underdogs : Episode 1 if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Castle of the Underdogs : Episode 1 launched in 2023.
Choose Heroines of Swords & Spells if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Heroines of Swords & Spells launched in 2020.
Both Castle of the Underdogs : Episode 1 and Heroines of Swords & Spells sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.5% vs 87% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
 Castle of the Underdogs : Episode 1 |  Heroines of Swords & Spells | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 87.5% positive (24 reviews) | 87% positive (115 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | House of Pandas | Kirillkrm |
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