Choose Asleep: Act 1
Choose Asleep: Act 1 if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Asleep: Act 1 launched in 2024.
Asleep: Act 1 vs 4 Months of You
Asleep: Act 1 and 4 Months of You 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. 4 Months of You (2021) is 3 years older than Asleep: Act 1 (2024). 4 Months of You is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Asleep: Act 1 (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 4 Months of You
Choose 4 Months of You if it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4 Months of You launched in 2021.
Both Asleep: Act 1 and 4 Months of You 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
 Asleep: Act 1 |  4 Months of You | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.3% positive (29 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Black Hole Games | oophok |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- 4 Months of You (2021) is 3 years older than Asleep: Act 1 (2024).
- 4 Months of You is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Asleep: Act 1 (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- 4 Months of You is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Asleep: Act 1 has no Deck rating yet.
Asleep: Act 1 vs 4 Months of You — FAQ
- Should I play Asleep: Act 1 or 4 Months of You first?
- If you want chronology, 4 Months of You (2021) came out before Asleep: Act 1 (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 Asleep: Act 1 and 4 Months of You 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.