Choose Best Friend Forever
Choose Best Friend Forever if you want a Strategy experience. Best Friend Forever launched in 2020.
Best Friend Forever vs Love is in the Airship
Best Friend Forever and Love is in the Airship 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. Best Friend Forever (2020) is 4 years older than Love is in the Airship (2024). Love is in the Airship scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Best Friend Forever (71.2% 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 Love is in the Airship
Choose Love is in the Airship if you want an Action, Sports, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Love is in the Airship launched in 2024.
Both Best Friend Forever and Love is in the Airship 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
 Best Friend Forever |  Love is in the Airship | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.2% positive (184 reviews) | 100% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Starcolt | Yuri Kissaten |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Best Friend Forever (2020) is 4 years older than Love is in the Airship (2024).
- Love is in the Airship scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Best Friend Forever (71.2% positive).
- Love is in the Airship is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Best Friend Forever (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Best Friend Forever is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Love is in the Airship has no Deck rating yet.
Best Friend Forever vs Love is in the Airship — FAQ
- Should I play Best Friend Forever or Love is in the Airship first?
- If you want chronology, Best Friend Forever (2020) came out before Love is in the Airship (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 Best Friend Forever and Love is in the Airship 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 Best Friend Forever run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Best Friend Forever is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Love is in the Airship doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.