Choose Heavy Rain
Choose Heavy Rain if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 6,053 Steam reviews back the pick.
Heavy Rain vs Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey
Heavy Rain and Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey (2019) is 1 year older than Heavy Rain (2020). Heavy Rain scores higher on Steam reviews (80.9% positive) than Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey (79.8% 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 Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey
Choose Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey if you want an Indie and Casual experience. Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey launched in 2019.
Both Heavy Rain and Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80.9% vs 79.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Heavy Rain |  Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 18.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.9% positive (6,053 reviews) | 79.8% positive (89 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Quantic Dream | Salix Games Ltd, Tea Clipper Games Ltd |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey (2019) is 1 year older than Heavy Rain (2020).
- Heavy Rain scores higher on Steam reviews (80.9% positive) than Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey (79.8% positive).
- Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey is currently ~5% cheaper on Steam than Heavy Rain (18.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Heavy Rain is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey has no Deck rating yet.
Heavy Rain vs Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey — FAQ
- Should I play Heavy Rain or Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey first?
- If you want chronology, Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey (2019) came out before Heavy Rain (2020). 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 Heavy Rain and Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Heavy Rain run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heavy Rain is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.