Choose DeLight: The Journey Home
Choose DeLight: The Journey Home if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. DeLight: The Journey Home launched in 2020.
DeLight: The Journey Home vs Road 96 🛣️
DeLight: The Journey Home and Road 96 🛣️ 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. DeLight: The Journey Home (2020) is 1 year older than Road 96 🛣️ (2021). Road 96 🛣️ scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than DeLight: The Journey Home (83.3% 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 Road 96 🛣️
Choose Road 96 🛣️ if you want an Action game with HDR available. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 9,724 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both DeLight: The Journey Home and Road 96 🛣️ 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
 DeLight: The Journey Home |  Road 96 🛣️ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 19.96 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.3% positive (12 reviews) | 90.6% positive (9,724 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DreamTree Studio Sdn. Bhd. | Digixart |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- DeLight: The Journey Home (2020) is 1 year older than Road 96 🛣️ (2021).
- Road 96 🛣️ scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than DeLight: The Journey Home (83.3% positive).
- DeLight: The Journey Home is free; Road 96 🛣️ is paid (19.96 USD).
- Road 96 🛣️ is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; DeLight: The Journey Home has no Deck rating yet.
DeLight: The Journey Home vs Road 96 🛣️ — FAQ
- Should I play DeLight: The Journey Home or Road 96 🛣️ first?
- If you want chronology, DeLight: The Journey Home (2020) came out before Road 96 🛣️ (2021). 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 DeLight: The Journey Home and Road 96 🛣️ 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.
- Is DeLight: The Journey Home free?
- Yes — DeLight: The Journey Home is a free-to-play Steam title. Road 96 🛣️ is paid (19.96 USD).