Choose Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
Choose Spirit City: Lofi Sessions if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. 8,574 Steam reviews back the pick.
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions vs Ithya: Magic Studies
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions and Ithya: Magic Studies both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (2024) is 1 year older than Ithya: Magic Studies (2025). Both sit near 98% positive on Steam (Spirit City: Lofi Sessions: 8,574 reviews, Ithya: Magic Studies: 1,102). 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 Ithya: Magic Studies
Choose Ithya: Magic Studies if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,102 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Spirit City: Lofi Sessions and Ithya: Magic Studies sit in Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (98% vs 98.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Spirit City: Lofi Sessions |  Ithya: Magic Studies | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 10.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive (8,574 reviews) | 98.5% positive (1,102 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mooncube Games | BlueTurtle |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (2024) is 1 year older than Ithya: Magic Studies (2025).
- Both sit near 98% positive on Steam (Spirit City: Lofi Sessions: 8,574 reviews, Ithya: Magic Studies: 1,102).
- Ithya: Magic Studies is currently ~8% cheaper on Steam than Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (10.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions vs Ithya: Magic Studies — FAQ
- Which is better, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions or Ithya: Magic Studies?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Spirit City: Lofi Sessions sits at 98% positive (8,574 reviews), Ithya: Magic Studies at 98.5% (1,102). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Spirit City: Lofi Sessions or Ithya: Magic Studies first?
- If you want chronology, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (2024) came out before Ithya: Magic Studies (2025). 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 Spirit City: Lofi Sessions and Ithya: Magic Studies similar?
- They overlap on 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.