Choose Fractal Fly
Choose Fractal Fly if you want a Free To Play game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Fractal Fly launched in 2022.
Fractal Fly vs Pigeon: A Love Story
Fractal Fly and Pigeon: A Love Story both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, Casual on Steam. Fractal Fly (2022) is 4 years older than Pigeon: A Love Story (2026). Fractal Fly is free; Pigeon: A Love Story is paid (Price unknown). 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 Pigeon: A Love Story
Choose Pigeon: A Love Story if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pigeon: A Love Story launched in 2026.
Both Fractal Fly and Pigeon: A Love Story sit in Adventure and Casual 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
 Fractal Fly |  Pigeon: A Love Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 78.2% positive (101 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Tectrid | Wristwork |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Fractal Fly (2022) is 4 years older than Pigeon: A Love Story (2026).
- Fractal Fly is free; Pigeon: A Love Story is paid (Price unknown).
- Pigeon: A Love Story has co-op; Fractal Fly does not.
- Fractal Fly is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Pigeon: A Love Story has no Deck rating yet.
Fractal Fly vs Pigeon: A Love Story — FAQ
- Should I play Fractal Fly or Pigeon: A Love Story first?
- If you want chronology, Fractal Fly (2022) came out before Pigeon: A Love Story (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 Fractal Fly and Pigeon: A Love Story similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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.
- Does Fractal Fly have multiplayer like Pigeon: A Love Story?
- No. Pigeon: A Love Story supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Fractal Fly is listed as single-player only.
- Is Fractal Fly free?
- Yes — Fractal Fly is a free-to-play Steam title. Pigeon: A Love Story is paid (Price unknown).