Choose Melbourne: Route 96
Choose Melbourne: Route 96 if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Melbourne: Route 96 launched in 2025.
Melbourne: Route 96 vs Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon
Melbourne: Route 96 and Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon 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. Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon (2023) is 2 years older than Melbourne: Route 96 (2025). Melbourne: Route 96 is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon
Choose Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon if you want an Adventure experience. Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon launched in 2023.
Both Melbourne: Route 96 and Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon 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
 Melbourne: Route 96 |  Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 100% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lindsay Mansfield | Mastermind |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon (2023) is 2 years older than Melbourne: Route 96 (2025).
- Melbourne: Route 96 is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Melbourne: Route 96 vs Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon — FAQ
- Should I play Melbourne: Route 96 or Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon first?
- If you want chronology, Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon (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 Melbourne: Route 96 and Fremdganger - The Cheating Demon 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.