Choose 爱人 Lover
Choose 爱人 Lover if you want a RPG and Casual experience. 爱人 Lover launched in 2021.
爱人 Lover vs Relieve
爱人 Lover and Relieve both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. 爱人 Lover (2021) is 3 years older than Relieve (2024). Relieve is currently ~16% cheaper on Steam than 爱人 Lover (5.84 USD vs. 6.99 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 Relieve
Choose Relieve if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Relieve launched in 2024.
Both 爱人 Lover and Relieve sit in Indie 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
 爱人 Lover |  Relieve | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Casual | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 5.84 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 埋月山枯 | Salt Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- 爱人 Lover (2021) is 3 years older than Relieve (2024).
- Relieve is currently ~16% cheaper on Steam than 爱人 Lover (5.84 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
爱人 Lover vs Relieve — FAQ
- Should I play 爱人 Lover or Relieve first?
- If you want chronology, 爱人 Lover (2021) came out before Relieve (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 爱人 Lover and Relieve similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.