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To Be With You vs I Did Not Buy This Ticket

To Be With You and I Did Not Buy This Ticket both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. To Be With You (2021) is 2 years older than I Did Not Buy This Ticket (2023). To Be With You scores higher on Steam reviews (95.2% positive) than I Did Not Buy This Ticket (87% positive). 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 To Be With You

Choose To Be With You if you want a RPG and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. To Be With You launched in 2021.

Choose I Did Not Buy This Ticket

Choose I Did Not Buy This Ticket if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. I Did Not Buy This Ticket launched in 2023.

Both To Be With You and I Did Not Buy This Ticket sit in Indie 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

To Be With You vs I Did Not Buy This Ticket — Steam metadata comparison
To Be With You — Steam game coverTo Be With YouI Did Not Buy This Ticket — Steam game coverI Did Not Buy This Ticket
Released20212023
GenresIndie, RPG, CasualIndie, Adventure
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam DeckUnratedDeck Verified
Price2.99 USD7.99 USD
Steam reviews95.2% positive (21 reviews)87% positive (108 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersIllus Seed GamesTiago Rech, Time Galleon

Side by side

To Be With You vs I Did Not Buy This Ticket — FAQ

Should I play To Be With You or I Did Not Buy This Ticket first?
If you want chronology, To Be With You (2021) came out before I Did Not Buy This Ticket (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 To Be With You and I Did Not Buy This Ticket similar?
They overlap on Indie 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.
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