Choose Dear Mom
Choose Dear Mom if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Dear Mom launched in 2021.
Dear Mom vs Why don't they laugh?
Dear Mom and Why don't they laugh? 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. Dear Mom (2021) is 3 years older than Why don't they laugh? (2024). Dear Mom is free; Why don't they laugh? is paid (7.99 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 Why don't they laugh?
Choose Why don't they laugh? if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Why don't they laugh? launched in 2024.
Both Dear Mom and Why don't they laugh? 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
 Dear Mom |  Why don't they laugh? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.7% positive (21 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ethos Games | Cornfield Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Dear Mom (2021) is 3 years older than Why don't they laugh? (2024).
- Dear Mom is free; Why don't they laugh? is paid (7.99 USD).
Dear Mom vs Why don't they laugh? — FAQ
- Should I play Dear Mom or Why don't they laugh? first?
- If you want chronology, Dear Mom (2021) came out before Why don't they laugh? (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 Dear Mom and Why don't they laugh? 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.
- Is Dear Mom free?
- Yes — Dear Mom is a free-to-play Steam title. Why don't they laugh? is paid (7.99 USD).