Choose Dream Date
Choose Dream Date if you want an Adventure experience. Dream Date launched in 2020.
Dream Date vs It's Hasegawa-san!?
Dream Date and It's Hasegawa-san!? 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. Dream Date (2020) is 3 years older than It's Hasegawa-san!? (2023). It's Hasegawa-san!? is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Dream Date (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 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 It's Hasegawa-san!?
Choose It's Hasegawa-san!? if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. It's Hasegawa-san!? launched in 2023.
Both Dream Date and It's Hasegawa-san!? sit in Indie, Simulation, and RPG 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
 Dream Date |  It's Hasegawa-san!? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.2% positive (77 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ADOG | Mk-II |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Dream Date (2020) is 3 years older than It's Hasegawa-san!? (2023).
- It's Hasegawa-san!? is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Dream Date (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Dream Date is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; It's Hasegawa-san!? has no Deck rating yet.
Dream Date vs It's Hasegawa-san!? — FAQ
- Should I play Dream Date or It's Hasegawa-san!? first?
- If you want chronology, Dream Date (2020) came out before It's Hasegawa-san!? (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 Dream Date and It's Hasegawa-san!? 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.
- Does Dream Date run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dream Date is rated Deck Playable by Valve. It's Hasegawa-san!? doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.