Choose There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings
Choose There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings if you want a Casual experience. There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings launched in 2022.
There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings vs This Is Not Your House
There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings and This Is Not Your House both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings (2022) is 2 years older than This Is Not Your House (2024). There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings scores higher on Steam reviews (98.5% positive) than This Is Not Your House (86.8% positive). 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 This Is Not Your House
Choose This Is Not Your House if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. This Is Not Your House launched in 2024.
Both There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings and This Is Not Your House sit in Indie 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
 There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings |  This Is Not Your House | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 6.98 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 98.5% positive (67 reviews) | 86.8% positive (220 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Conor Walsh, Quinn K. | Cody Tierson (Trash Eyes) |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings (2022) is 2 years older than This Is Not Your House (2024).
- There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings scores higher on Steam reviews (98.5% positive) than This Is Not Your House (86.8% positive).
- This Is Not Your House is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings (0.99 USD vs. 6.98 USD).
There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings vs This Is Not Your House — FAQ
- Should I play There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings or This Is Not Your House first?
- If you want chronology, There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings (2022) came out before This Is Not Your House (2024). 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 There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings and This Is Not Your House similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.