Choose Away From Home
Choose Away From Home if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Casual experience. Away From Home launched in 2025.
Away From Home vs World of Magic: Rise of Magic
Away From Home and World of Magic: Rise of Magic both land in Action, Adventure, RPG 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 Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Away From Home (2025) is 1 year older than World of Magic: Rise of Magic (2026). Away From Home is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; World of Magic: Rise of Magic has no Deck rating yet. 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 World of Magic: Rise of Magic
Choose World of Magic: Rise of Magic if you want the Steam Input API Support, Adjustable Text Size, and Subtitle Options side of the pairing. World of Magic: Rise of Magic launched in 2026.
Both Away From Home and World of Magic: Rise of Magic sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list DualShock Controller Support and DualSense Controller Support, 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
 Away From Home |  World of Magic: Rise of Magic | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 17.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 73% positive (63 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Squishy, Cameron Smith-Randick | Ice Dragons |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Away From Home (2025) is 1 year older than World of Magic: Rise of Magic (2026).
- Away From Home is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; World of Magic: Rise of Magic has no Deck rating yet.
Away From Home vs World of Magic: Rise of Magic — FAQ
- Should I play Away From Home or World of Magic: Rise of Magic first?
- If you want chronology, Away From Home (2025) came out before World of Magic: Rise of Magic (2026). 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 Away From Home and World of Magic: Rise of Magic similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG 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.
- Does Away From Home run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Away From Home is rated Deck Playable by Valve. World of Magic: Rise of Magic doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.