Choose Melancholy Love
Choose Melancholy Love if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 44% cheaper on the Steam Store. Melancholy Love launched in 2021.
Melancholy Love vs Truer than You
Melancholy Love and Truer than You 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. Melancholy Love (2021) is 4 years older than Truer than You (2025). Melancholy Love is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Truer than You (8.99 USD vs. 15.99 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 Truer than You
Choose Truer than You if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Truer than You launched in 2025.
Both Melancholy Love and Truer than You sit in Indie and Adventure 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 |  Truer than You | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 15.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.3% positive (52 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Dew Games | Transcenders Media AB |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Melancholy Love (2021) is 4 years older than Truer than You (2025).
- Melancholy Love is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Truer than You (8.99 USD vs. 15.99 USD).
Melancholy Love vs Truer than You — FAQ
- Should I play Melancholy Love or Truer than You first?
- If you want chronology, Melancholy Love (2021) came out before Truer than You (2025). 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 Melancholy Love and Truer than You 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.