Choose Small Shop
Choose Small Shop if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Small Shop launched in 2022.
Small Shop vs Home Restoration VR
Small Shop and Home Restoration VR both land in Simulation, Casual 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 Simulation, Casual on Steam. Small Shop (2022) is 1 year older than Home Restoration VR (2023). Small Shop is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Home Restoration VR (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 Home Restoration VR
Choose Home Restoration VR if you want a RPG experience. Home Restoration VR launched in 2023.
Both Small Shop and Home Restoration VR sit in Simulation and Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 Small Shop |  Home Restoration VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Gattino Lab | Panteon Games |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Small Shop (2022) is 1 year older than Home Restoration VR (2023).
- Small Shop is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Home Restoration VR (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
Small Shop vs Home Restoration VR — FAQ
- Should I play Small Shop or Home Restoration VR first?
- If you want chronology, Small Shop (2022) came out before Home Restoration VR (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 Small Shop and Home Restoration VR similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, Casual 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.