Choose Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair
Choose Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair if you want the Custom Volume Controls and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair launched in 2025.
Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair vs I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother
Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair and I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother both land in Indie, Adventure 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair (2025) is 1 year older than I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother (2026). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair: 34 reviews, I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother: 65). 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 I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother
Choose I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother launched in 2026.
Both Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair and I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, and Touch Only Option, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.2% vs 90.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair |  I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.2% positive (34 reviews) | 90.8% positive (65 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bulbware | Kimulator's Films |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair (2025) is 1 year older than I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother (2026).
- Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair: 34 reviews, I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother: 65).
- I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair vs I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother — FAQ
- Should I play Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair or I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother first?
- If you want chronology, Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair (2025) came out before I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother (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 Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair and I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.
- Do Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair and I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.