Choose Mission: It's Complicated
Choose Mission: It's Complicated if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. Mission: It's Complicated launched in 2020.
Mission: It's Complicated vs Nova Hearts: The Spark
Mission: It's Complicated and Nova Hearts: The Spark both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Mission: It's Complicated (2020) is 4 years older than Nova Hearts: The Spark (2024). Mission: It's Complicated scores higher on Steam reviews (93.6% positive) than Nova Hearts: The Spark (72.1% 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 Nova Hearts: The Spark
Choose Nova Hearts: The Spark if you want a Strategy and Free To Play game with Gamepad Recommended. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Nova Hearts: The Spark launched in 2024.
Both Mission: It's Complicated and Nova Hearts: The Spark sit in Indie 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
 Mission: It's Complicated |  Nova Hearts: The Spark | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 93.6% positive (187 reviews) | 72.1% positive (43 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Schell Games | Lightbulb Crew |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Mission: It's Complicated (2020) is 4 years older than Nova Hearts: The Spark (2024).
- Mission: It's Complicated scores higher on Steam reviews (93.6% positive) than Nova Hearts: The Spark (72.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Nova Hearts: The Spark is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Mission: It's Complicated has no Deck rating yet.
Mission: It's Complicated vs Nova Hearts: The Spark — FAQ
- Should I play Mission: It's Complicated or Nova Hearts: The Spark first?
- If you want chronology, Mission: It's Complicated (2020) came out before Nova Hearts: The Spark (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 Mission: It's Complicated and Nova Hearts: The Spark similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.