Choose Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness
Choose Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness launched in 2020.
Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness vs Cards of Lust
Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness and Cards of Lust both land in Casual 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 Casual games on Steam. Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness (2020) is 3 years older than Cards of Lust (2023). Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Cards of Lust (2.99 USD vs. 3.99 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 Cards of Lust
Choose Cards of Lust if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Cards of Lust launched in 2023.
Both Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness and Cards of Lust sit in Casual 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
 Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness |  Cards of Lust | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive (84 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Secret Labo | Spicy Vortex |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness (2020) is 3 years older than Cards of Lust (2023).
- Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Cards of Lust (2.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Cards of Lust has no Deck rating yet.
Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness vs Cards of Lust — FAQ
- Should I play Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness or Cards of Lust first?
- If you want chronology, Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness (2020) came out before Cards of Lust (2023). 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 Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness and Cards of Lust similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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 Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Love n Dream: Virtual Happiness is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Cards of Lust doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.