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Choose Ib if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,505 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ib and The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows 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. Ib (2022) is 1 year older than The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows (2023). The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows is currently ~23% cheaper on Steam than Ib (9.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Ib if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,505 Steam reviews back the pick.
Choose The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows if you want an Action and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 23% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows launched in 2023.
Both Ib and The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows sit in Indie and Adventure 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.
Ib | The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 98.9% positive (1,505 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | kouri | Retrowave Studios |
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