Choose Unluckily in Love
Choose Unluckily in Love if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Unluckily in Love launched in 2023.
Unluckily in Love vs To Have and to Hold
Unluckily in Love and To Have and to Hold 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. Both released in 2023. Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Unluckily in Love: 20 reviews, To Have and to Hold: 43). 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 To Have and to Hold
Choose To Have and to Hold if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. To Have and to Hold launched in 2023.
Both Unluckily in Love and To Have and to Hold sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95% vs 95.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Unluckily in Love |  To Have and to Hold | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 10.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive (20 reviews) | 95.3% positive (43 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ebi-hime | ebi-hime |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Unluckily in Love: 20 reviews, To Have and to Hold: 43).
- To Have and to Hold is free; Unluckily in Love is paid (10.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Unluckily in Love is Deck Verified, To Have and to Hold is Deck Playable.
Unluckily in Love vs To Have and to Hold — FAQ
- Are Unluckily in Love and To Have and to Hold 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 To Have and to Hold free?
- Yes — To Have and to Hold is a free-to-play Steam title. Unluckily in Love is paid (10.99 USD).