Choose Wanderlust: Travel Stories
Choose Wanderlust: Travel Stories if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Wanderlust: Travel Stories launched in 2019.
Wanderlust: Travel Stories vs Rascal's Escape
Wanderlust: Travel Stories and Rascal's Escape 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. Wanderlust: Travel Stories (2019) is 5 years older than Rascal's Escape (2024). Wanderlust: Travel Stories is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Rascal's Escape (14.99 USD vs. 29.99 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 Rascal's Escape
Choose Rascal's Escape if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rascal's Escape launched in 2024.
Both Wanderlust: Travel Stories and Rascal's Escape sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Wanderlust: Travel Stories |  Rascal's Escape | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.3% positive (79 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Different Tales | the Good Evil GmbH |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Wanderlust: Travel Stories (2019) is 5 years older than Rascal's Escape (2024).
- Wanderlust: Travel Stories is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Rascal's Escape (14.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Rascal's Escape has co-op; Wanderlust: Travel Stories does not.
Wanderlust: Travel Stories vs Rascal's Escape — FAQ
- Should I play Wanderlust: Travel Stories or Rascal's Escape first?
- If you want chronology, Wanderlust: Travel Stories (2019) came out before Rascal's Escape (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 Wanderlust: Travel Stories and Rascal's Escape 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.
- Does Wanderlust: Travel Stories have multiplayer like Rascal's Escape?
- No. Rascal's Escape supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Wanderlust: Travel Stories is listed as single-player only.