Choose Home Wind
Choose Home Wind if you want a Strategy, Free To Play, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Home Wind launched in 2022.
Home Wind vs Outside the Blocks
Home Wind and Outside the Blocks both land in Simulation, 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 share Simulation, Casual on Steam. Home Wind (2022) is 3 years older than Outside the Blocks (2025). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Home Wind: 494 reviews, Outside the Blocks: 110). 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 Outside the Blocks
Choose Outside the Blocks if you want an Indie game with Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Outside the Blocks launched in 2025.
Both Home Wind and Outside the Blocks sit in Simulation and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.3% vs 89.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Home Wind |  Outside the Blocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.3% positive (494 reviews) | 89.1% positive (110 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Adi Zhavo | Michał Kubas |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Home Wind (2022) is 3 years older than Outside the Blocks (2025).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Home Wind: 494 reviews, Outside the Blocks: 110).
- Home Wind is free; Outside the Blocks is paid (14.99 USD).
- Outside the Blocks is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Home Wind has no Deck rating yet.
Home Wind vs Outside the Blocks — FAQ
- Which is better, Home Wind or Outside the Blocks?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Home Wind sits at 88.3% positive (494 reviews), Outside the Blocks at 89.1% (110). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Home Wind or Outside the Blocks first?
- If you want chronology, Home Wind (2022) came out before Outside the Blocks (2025). 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 Home Wind and Outside the Blocks similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, 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.
- Is Home Wind free?
- Yes — Home Wind is a free-to-play Steam title. Outside the Blocks is paid (14.99 USD).