Choose Gooberries
Choose Gooberries if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Gooberries launched in 2021.
Gooberries vs Ova Magica
Gooberries and Ova Magica both land in Indie, Simulation, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Gooberries (2021) is 5 years older than Ova Magica (2026). Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Gooberries: 14 reviews, Ova Magica: 631). 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 Ova Magica
Choose Ova Magica if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ova Magica launched in 2026.
Both Gooberries and Ova Magica sit in Indie, Simulation, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.9% vs 92.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Gooberries |  Ova Magica | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 23.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.9% positive (14 reviews) | 92.7% positive (631 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ryan Frank | ClaudiaTheDev, Skinny Frog |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Gooberries (2021) is 5 years older than Ova Magica (2026).
- Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Gooberries: 14 reviews, Ova Magica: 631).
- Gooberries is free; Ova Magica is paid (23.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Gooberries is Deck Playable, Ova Magica is Deck Verified.
Gooberries vs Ova Magica — FAQ
- Should I play Gooberries or Ova Magica first?
- If you want chronology, Gooberries (2021) came out before Ova Magica (2026). 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 Gooberries and Ova Magica similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, RPG 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.
- Is Gooberries free?
- Yes — Gooberries is a free-to-play Steam title. Ova Magica is paid (23.99 USD).