Choose For What Will Come
Choose For What Will Come if you want an Adventure and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. For What Will Come launched in 2022.
For What Will Come vs GENIE
For What Will Come and GENIE 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. For What Will Come (2022) is 1 year older than GENIE (2023). For What Will Come scores higher on Steam reviews (68% positive) than GENIE (63% 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 GENIE
Choose GENIE if it matches what drew you to this matchup. GENIE launched in 2023.
Both For What Will Come and GENIE 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
 For What Will Come |  GENIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive (25 reviews) | 63% positive (27 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Emberwave Studios | Tonguç Bodur |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- For What Will Come (2022) is 1 year older than GENIE (2023).
- For What Will Come scores higher on Steam reviews (68% positive) than GENIE (63% positive).
- For What Will Come is free; GENIE is paid (4.99 USD).
For What Will Come vs GENIE — FAQ
- Should I play For What Will Come or GENIE first?
- If you want chronology, For What Will Come (2022) came out before GENIE (2023). 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 For What Will Come and GENIE 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.
- Is For What Will Come free?
- Yes — For What Will Come is a free-to-play Steam title. GENIE is paid (4.99 USD).