Choose Shanghai Summer
Choose Shanghai Summer if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Shanghai Summer launched in 2024.
Shanghai Summer vs 夏日的回忆
Shanghai Summer and 夏日的回忆 both land in Indie, 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, RPG on Steam. 夏日的回忆 (2021) is 3 years older than Shanghai Summer (2024). 夏日的回忆 is currently ~15% cheaper on Steam than Shanghai Summer (10.99 USD vs. 12.99 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 夏日的回忆
Choose 夏日的回忆 if you want a Strategy experience. 夏日的回忆 launched in 2021.
Both Shanghai Summer and 夏日的回忆 sit in Indie 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
 Shanghai Summer |  夏日的回忆 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 10.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (29 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | FUTU Studio | Shao Lei |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- 夏日的回忆 (2021) is 3 years older than Shanghai Summer (2024).
- 夏日的回忆 is currently ~15% cheaper on Steam than Shanghai Summer (10.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Shanghai Summer is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; 夏日的回忆 has no Deck rating yet.
Shanghai Summer vs 夏日的回忆 — FAQ
- Should I play Shanghai Summer or 夏日的回忆 first?
- If you want chronology, 夏日的回忆 (2021) came out before Shanghai Summer (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 Shanghai Summer and 夏日的回忆 similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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 Shanghai Summer run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shanghai Summer is rated Deck Playable by Valve. 夏日的回忆 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.