Choose Sunwave Hotel
Choose Sunwave Hotel if you want a RPG experience. Sunwave Hotel launched in 2025.
Sunwave Hotel vs Exploring the Big Apple
Sunwave Hotel and Exploring the Big Apple 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. Both released in 2025. Sunwave Hotel scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than Exploring the Big Apple (73.6% 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 Exploring the Big Apple
Choose Exploring the Big Apple if you want an Action and Casual game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime. Exploring the Big Apple launched in 2025.
Both Sunwave Hotel and Exploring the Big Apple sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (75% vs 73.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sunwave Hotel |  Exploring the Big Apple | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive (16 reviews) | 73.6% positive (87 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Gladius Writing | SadPepper |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- Sunwave Hotel scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than Exploring the Big Apple (73.6% positive).
- Exploring the Big Apple is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Sunwave Hotel (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Sunwave Hotel vs Exploring the Big Apple — FAQ
- Are Sunwave Hotel and Exploring the Big Apple 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.