Choose Turn on the light
Choose Turn on the light if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Turn on the light launched in 2020.
Turn on the light vs What's Your Gender?
Turn on the light and What's Your Gender? both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Casual on Steam. Turn on the light (2020) is 1 year older than What's Your Gender? (2021). Turn on the light scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than What's Your Gender? (74.7% 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 What's Your Gender?
Choose What's Your Gender? if you want the Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. What's Your Gender? launched in 2021.
Both Turn on the light and What's Your Gender? sit in Indie and 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
 Turn on the light |  What's Your Gender? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.2% positive (106 reviews) | 74.7% positive (91 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Thedox Games | PurpleSloth |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Turn on the light (2020) is 1 year older than What's Your Gender? (2021).
- Turn on the light scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than What's Your Gender? (74.7% positive).
- Turn on the light is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than What's Your Gender? (0.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
Turn on the light vs What's Your Gender? — FAQ
- Should I play Turn on the light or What's Your Gender? first?
- If you want chronology, Turn on the light (2020) came out before What's Your Gender? (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 Turn on the light and What's Your Gender? similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.