Choose Heart Chain Kitty
Choose Heart Chain Kitty if you want an Indie, RPG, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Heart Chain Kitty launched in 2018.
Heart Chain Kitty vs Demon Tides
Heart Chain Kitty and Demon Tides both land in Action, 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 Action, Adventure on Steam. Heart Chain Kitty (2018) is 8 years older than Demon Tides (2026). Heart Chain Kitty is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Demon Tides (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 Demon Tides
Choose Demon Tides if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Demon Tides launched in 2026.
Both Heart Chain Kitty and Demon Tides sit in Action and Adventure 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
 Heart Chain Kitty |  Demon Tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 96.6% positive (589 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | origamihero games | Fabraz |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Heart Chain Kitty (2018) is 8 years older than Demon Tides (2026).
- Heart Chain Kitty is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Demon Tides (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Demon Tides is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Heart Chain Kitty has no Deck rating yet.
Heart Chain Kitty vs Demon Tides — FAQ
- Should I play Heart Chain Kitty or Demon Tides first?
- If you want chronology, Heart Chain Kitty (2018) came out before Demon Tides (2026). 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 Heart Chain Kitty and Demon Tides similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.