Choose I Did Not Buy This Ticket
Choose I Did Not Buy This Ticket if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. I Did Not Buy This Ticket launched in 2023.
I Did Not Buy This Ticket vs Melbourne: Route 96
I Did Not Buy This Ticket and Melbourne: Route 96 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. I Did Not Buy This Ticket (2023) is 2 years older than Melbourne: Route 96 (2025). Melbourne: Route 96 is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than I Did Not Buy This Ticket (0.99 USD vs. 7.99 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 Melbourne: Route 96
Choose Melbourne: Route 96 if it's currently about 88% cheaper on the Steam Store. Melbourne: Route 96 launched in 2025.
Both I Did Not Buy This Ticket and Melbourne: Route 96 sit in 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
 I Did Not Buy This Ticket |  Melbourne: Route 96 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive (108 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Tiago Rech, Time Galleon | Lindsay Mansfield |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- I Did Not Buy This Ticket (2023) is 2 years older than Melbourne: Route 96 (2025).
- Melbourne: Route 96 is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than I Did Not Buy This Ticket (0.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- I Did Not Buy This Ticket is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Melbourne: Route 96 has no Deck rating yet.
I Did Not Buy This Ticket vs Melbourne: Route 96 — FAQ
- Should I play I Did Not Buy This Ticket or Melbourne: Route 96 first?
- If you want chronology, I Did Not Buy This Ticket (2023) came out before Melbourne: Route 96 (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 I Did Not Buy This Ticket and Melbourne: Route 96 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.
- Does I Did Not Buy This Ticket run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — I Did Not Buy This Ticket is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Melbourne: Route 96 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.