Choose Noitu Love 2: Devolution
Choose Noitu Love 2: Devolution if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.4% positive across 302 reviews.
Noitu Love 2: Devolution vs Return.
Noitu Love 2: Devolution and Return. both land in Action, 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. Noitu Love 2: Devolution (2012) is 6 years older than Return. (2018). Noitu Love 2: Devolution scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Return. (91% 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 Return.
Choose Return. if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Return. launched in 2018.
Both Noitu Love 2: Devolution and Return. sit in Action and 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
 Noitu Love 2: Devolution |  Return. | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 93.4% positive (302 reviews) | 91% positive (465 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Joakim Sandberg | — |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution (2012) is 6 years older than Return. (2018).
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than Return. (91% positive).
- Return. is free; Noitu Love 2: Devolution is paid (4.99 USD).
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Return. has no Deck rating yet.
Noitu Love 2: Devolution vs Return. — FAQ
- Which is better, Noitu Love 2: Devolution or Return.?
- On Steam reviews Noitu Love 2: Devolution scores higher (93.4% positive) than Return. (91% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Noitu Love 2: Devolution is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Noitu Love 2: Devolution or Return. first?
- If you want chronology, Noitu Love 2: Devolution (2012) came out before Return. (2018). 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 Noitu Love 2: Devolution and Return. similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Return. free?
- Yes — Return. is a free-to-play Steam title. Noitu Love 2: Devolution is paid (4.99 USD).
- Does Noitu Love 2: Devolution run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Noitu Love 2: Devolution is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Return. doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.