Choose What We Pretend To Be
Choose What We Pretend To Be if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. What We Pretend To Be launched in 2020.
What We Pretend To Be vs Let's Grow Together
What We Pretend To Be and Let's Grow Together both land in Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. What We Pretend To Be (2020) is 6 years older than Let's Grow Together (2026). What We Pretend To Be is free; Let's Grow Together is paid (0.99 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 Let's Grow Together
Choose Let's Grow Together if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Let's Grow Together launched in 2026.
Both What We Pretend To Be and Let's Grow Together sit in Indie and Simulation 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
 What We Pretend To Be |  Let's Grow Together | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 41.7% positive (12 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Home Fire Games | cnsgames |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- What We Pretend To Be (2020) is 6 years older than Let's Grow Together (2026).
- What We Pretend To Be is free; Let's Grow Together is paid (0.99 USD).
- Let's Grow Together has co-op; What We Pretend To Be does not.
What We Pretend To Be vs Let's Grow Together — FAQ
- Should I play What We Pretend To Be or Let's Grow Together first?
- If you want chronology, What We Pretend To Be (2020) came out before Let's Grow Together (2026). 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 What We Pretend To Be and Let's Grow Together similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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 What We Pretend To Be have multiplayer like Let's Grow Together?
- No. Let's Grow Together supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while What We Pretend To Be is listed as single-player only.
- Is What We Pretend To Be free?
- Yes — What We Pretend To Be is a free-to-play Steam title. Let's Grow Together is paid (0.99 USD).