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Santo Island Incident vs The House

Santo Island Incident and The House 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. Santo Island Incident (2022) is 3 years older than The House (2025). Santo Island Incident is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than The House (0.99 USD vs. 3.49 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 Santo Island Incident

Choose Santo Island Incident if it's currently about 72% cheaper on the Steam Store. Santo Island Incident launched in 2022.

Choose The House

Choose The House if you want an Action and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The House launched in 2025.

Both Santo Island Incident and The House 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.

Side-by-side comparison

Santo Island Incident vs The House — Steam metadata comparison
Santo Island Incident — Steam game coverSanto Island IncidentThe House — Steam game coverThe House
Released20222025
GenresIndie, AdventureAction, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price0.99 USD3.49 USD
Steam reviews90% positive (20 reviews)2 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersÇınar's ArtDarkSheep Games

Side by side

Santo Island Incident vs The House — FAQ

Should I play Santo Island Incident or The House first?
If you want chronology, Santo Island Incident (2022) came out before The House (2025). 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 Santo Island Incident and The House 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.
Santo Island Incident vs The House — Verdict (2026) · imho.run