Choose Blake: The Visual Novel
Choose Blake: The Visual Novel if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Blake: The Visual Novel launched in 2021.
Blake: The Visual Novel vs Overboard!
Blake: The Visual Novel and Overboard! 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. Both released in 2021. Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Blake: The Visual Novel: 50 reviews, Overboard!: 454). 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 Overboard!
Choose Overboard! if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Overboard! launched in 2021.
Both Blake: The Visual Novel and Overboard! sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90% vs 90.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Blake: The Visual Novel |  Overboard! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (50 reviews) | 90.5% positive (454 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ori Mees | inkle Ltd |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Blake: The Visual Novel: 50 reviews, Overboard!: 454).
- Blake: The Visual Novel is free; Overboard! is paid (14.99 USD).
- Overboard! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Blake: The Visual Novel has no Deck rating yet.
Blake: The Visual Novel vs Overboard! — FAQ
- Are Blake: The Visual Novel and Overboard! 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.
- Is Blake: The Visual Novel free?
- Yes — Blake: The Visual Novel is a free-to-play Steam title. Overboard! is paid (14.99 USD).