Choose Office Life
Choose Office Life if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Office Life launched in 2024.
Office Life vs Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story
Office Life and Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story both land in Strategy, Simulation 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story (2021) is 3 years older than Office Life (2024). Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Office Life (1.49 USD vs. 11.99 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 Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story
Choose Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 88% cheaper on the Steam Store. Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story launched in 2021.
Both Office Life and Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story sit in Strategy and Simulation 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
 Office Life |  Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 1.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.7% positive (12 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | LeiYun Games | DarkKnight |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story (2021) is 3 years older than Office Life (2024).
- Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Office Life (1.49 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Office Life is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story has no Deck rating yet.
Office Life vs Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story — FAQ
- Should I play Office Life or Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story first?
- If you want chronology, Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story (2021) came out before Office Life (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 Office Life and Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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 Office Life run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Office Life is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.