Choose Wish
Choose Wish if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Wish launched in 2020.
Wish vs Under The Hood
Wish and Under The Hood both land in Casual 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 Casual games on Steam. Wish (2020) is 3 years older than Under The Hood (2023). Wish scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% positive) than Under The Hood (76.5% 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 Under The Hood
Choose Under The Hood if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Under The Hood launched in 2023.
Both Wish and Under The Hood sit in Casual 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
 Wish |  Under The Hood | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.9% positive (631 reviews) | 76.5% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Momentum Games | Shady Corner Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Wish (2020) is 3 years older than Under The Hood (2023).
- Wish scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% positive) than Under The Hood (76.5% positive).
- Wish is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Under The Hood (2.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Wish vs Under The Hood — FAQ
- Should I play Wish or Under The Hood first?
- If you want chronology, Wish (2020) came out before Under The Hood (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 Wish and Under The Hood similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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.