Choose Home By The River
Choose Home By The River if you want an Adventure experience. Home By The River launched in 2023.
Home By The River vs Sunkissed City
Home By The River and Sunkissed City both land in Indie, Simulation, RPG 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, Simulation, RPG on Steam. Home By The River (2023) is 4 years older than Sunkissed City (2027). Both support cooperative play. 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 Sunkissed City
Choose Sunkissed City if you want a Casual game with Shared/Split Screen, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Sunkissed City launched in 2027.
Both Home By The River and Sunkissed City sit in Indie, Simulation, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, LAN Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Home By The River |  Sunkissed City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2027 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | GTGD | Mr. Podunkian |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Home By The River (2023) is 4 years older than Sunkissed City (2027).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Home By The River is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Sunkissed City has no Deck rating yet.
Home By The River vs Sunkissed City — FAQ
- Should I play Home By The River or Sunkissed City first?
- If you want chronology, Home By The River (2023) came out before Sunkissed City (2027). 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 Home By The River and Sunkissed City similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, RPG 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.
- Do both Home By The River and Sunkissed City have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Home By The River ships LAN Co-op, Co-op; Sunkissed City ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Home By The River run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Home By The River is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Sunkissed City doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.