Choose Letters - a written adventure
Choose Letters - a written adventure if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Letters - a written adventure launched in 2022.
Letters - a written adventure vs A Highland Song
Letters - a written adventure and A Highland Song both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Letters - a written adventure (2022) is 1 year older than A Highland Song (2023). Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Letters - a written adventure: 137 reviews, A Highland Song: 386). 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 A Highland Song
Choose A Highland Song if it matches what drew you to this matchup. A Highland Song launched in 2023.
Both Letters - a written adventure and A Highland Song sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.3% vs 87.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Letters - a written adventure |  A Highland Song | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.3% positive (137 reviews) | 87.6% positive (386 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 5am Games GmbH | inkle Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Letters - a written adventure (2022) is 1 year older than A Highland Song (2023).
- Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Letters - a written adventure: 137 reviews, A Highland Song: 386).
- Letters - a written adventure is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than A Highland Song (14.99 USD vs. 17.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Letters - a written adventure vs A Highland Song — FAQ
- Which is better, Letters - a written adventure or A Highland Song?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Letters - a written adventure sits at 88.3% positive (137 reviews), A Highland Song at 87.6% (386). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Letters - a written adventure or A Highland Song first?
- If you want chronology, Letters - a written adventure (2022) came out before A Highland Song (2023). 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 Letters - a written adventure and A Highland Song similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Do Letters - a written adventure and A Highland Song both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.