Choose Hidden Shelter
Choose Hidden Shelter if you want an Action, Strategy, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hidden Shelter launched in 2021.
Hidden Shelter vs Year of the Ladybug: Season 1
Hidden Shelter and Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 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. Hidden Shelter (2021) is 3 years older than Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 (2024). Hidden Shelter is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 (3.99 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 Year of the Ladybug: Season 1
Choose Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 launched in 2024.
Both Hidden Shelter and Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 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
 Hidden Shelter |  Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 90.9% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Vortex Games | Aditya Nair, Dave Kang, Melch Valimento |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Hidden Shelter (2021) is 3 years older than Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 (2024).
- Hidden Shelter is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 (3.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
Hidden Shelter vs Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 — FAQ
- Should I play Hidden Shelter or Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 first?
- If you want chronology, Hidden Shelter (2021) came out before Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 (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 Hidden Shelter and Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 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.