Choose Melancholy Love
Choose Melancholy Love if you want an Adventure and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 31% cheaper on the Steam Store. Melancholy Love launched in 2021.
Melancholy Love vs Venus: Improbable Dream
Melancholy Love and Venus: Improbable Dream 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. Both released in 2021. Venus: Improbable Dream scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Melancholy Love (92.3% 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 Venus: Improbable Dream
Choose Venus: Improbable Dream if you want a Casual experience. Venus: Improbable Dream launched in 2021.
Both Melancholy Love and Venus: Improbable Dream 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
 Melancholy Love |  Venus: Improbable Dream | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.3% positive (52 reviews) | 100% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Dew Games | Borealis |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Venus: Improbable Dream scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Melancholy Love (92.3% positive).
- Melancholy Love is currently ~31% cheaper on Steam than Venus: Improbable Dream (8.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
Melancholy Love vs Venus: Improbable Dream — FAQ
- Are Melancholy Love and Venus: Improbable Dream 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.