Choose Lost in Play
Choose Lost in Play if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,637 Steam reviews back the pick.
Lost in Play vs Apopia: Prologue
Lost in Play and Apopia: Prologue 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. Apopia: Prologue (2021) is 1 year older than Lost in Play (2022). Lost in Play scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than Apopia: Prologue (96.1% 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 Apopia: Prologue
Choose Apopia: Prologue if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Apopia: Prologue launched in 2021.
Both Lost in Play and Apopia: Prologue sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (97.3% vs 96.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Lost in Play |  Apopia: Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 97.3% positive (1,637 reviews) | 96.1% positive (103 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Happy Juice Games | Quillo Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Apopia: Prologue (2021) is 1 year older than Lost in Play (2022).
- Lost in Play scores higher on Steam reviews (97.3% positive) than Apopia: Prologue (96.1% positive).
- Apopia: Prologue is free; Lost in Play is paid (19.99 USD).
- Lost in Play is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Apopia: Prologue has no Deck rating yet.
Lost in Play vs Apopia: Prologue — FAQ
- Which is better, Lost in Play or Apopia: Prologue?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Lost in Play sits at 97.3% positive (1,637 reviews), Apopia: Prologue at 96.1% (103). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Lost in Play or Apopia: Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, Apopia: Prologue (2021) came out before Lost in Play (2022). 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 Lost in Play and Apopia: Prologue 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 Apopia: Prologue free?
- Yes — Apopia: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Lost in Play is paid (19.99 USD).
- Does Lost in Play run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Lost in Play is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Apopia: Prologue doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.