Choose The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Choose The Lies We Tell Ourselves if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Lies We Tell Ourselves launched in 2025.
The Lies We Tell Ourselves vs Nightmare Side: The Game
The Lies We Tell Ourselves and Nightmare Side: The Game both land in Adventure 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 Adventure games on Steam. Nightmare Side: The Game (2024) is 1 year older than The Lies We Tell Ourselves (2025). Nightmare Side: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (81.1% positive) than The Lies We Tell Ourselves (79.2% positive). 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 Nightmare Side: The Game
Choose Nightmare Side: The Game if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Nightmare Side: The Game launched in 2024.
Both The Lies We Tell Ourselves and Nightmare Side: The Game sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (79.2% vs 81.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Lies We Tell Ourselves |  Nightmare Side: The Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.2% positive (48 reviews) | 81.1% positive (37 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Poopsy | Hige Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Nightmare Side: The Game (2024) is 1 year older than The Lies We Tell Ourselves (2025).
- Nightmare Side: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (81.1% positive) than The Lies We Tell Ourselves (79.2% positive).
- The Lies We Tell Ourselves is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Nightmare Side: The Game (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
The Lies We Tell Ourselves vs Nightmare Side: The Game — FAQ
- Should I play The Lies We Tell Ourselves or Nightmare Side: The Game first?
- If you want chronology, Nightmare Side: The Game (2024) came out before The Lies We Tell Ourselves (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 The Lies We Tell Ourselves and Nightmare Side: The Game similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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.