Choose How to Build a Flying City
Choose How to Build a Flying City if it's currently about 35% cheaper on the Steam Store. How to Build a Flying City launched in 2024.
How to Build a Flying City vs Sylphy and the Sleepless Island
How to Build a Flying City and Sylphy and the Sleepless Island both land in Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Sylphy and the Sleepless Island (2021) is 3 years older than How to Build a Flying City (2024). How to Build a Flying City is currently ~35% cheaper on Steam than Sylphy and the Sleepless Island (12.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Sylphy and the Sleepless Island
Choose Sylphy and the Sleepless Island if you want an Action, Adventure, and RPG experience. Sylphy and the Sleepless Island launched in 2021.
Both How to Build a Flying City and Sylphy and the Sleepless Island sit in Indie and Simulation 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
 How to Build a Flying City |  Sylphy and the Sleepless Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 83.3% positive (30 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Irisfield | Milky Way |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Sylphy and the Sleepless Island (2021) is 3 years older than How to Build a Flying City (2024).
- How to Build a Flying City is currently ~35% cheaper on Steam than Sylphy and the Sleepless Island (12.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- How to Build a Flying City is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Sylphy and the Sleepless Island has no Deck rating yet.
How to Build a Flying City vs Sylphy and the Sleepless Island — FAQ
- Should I play How to Build a Flying City or Sylphy and the Sleepless Island first?
- If you want chronology, Sylphy and the Sleepless Island (2021) came out before How to Build a Flying City (2024). 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 How to Build a Flying City and Sylphy and the Sleepless Island similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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 How to Build a Flying City run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — How to Build a Flying City is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Sylphy and the Sleepless Island doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.