Choose Fates: Determination
Choose Fates: Determination if it's currently about 64% cheaper on the Steam Store. Fates: Determination launched in 2023.
Fates: Determination vs Exploring the Big Apple
Fates: Determination and Exploring the Big Apple 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. Fates: Determination (2023) is 2 years older than Exploring the Big Apple (2025). Both sit near 74% positive on Steam (Fates: Determination: 50 reviews, Exploring the Big Apple: 87). 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 Exploring the Big Apple
Choose Exploring the Big Apple if you want an Action, Adventure, and Casual game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime. Exploring the Big Apple launched in 2025.
Both Fates: Determination and Exploring the Big Apple sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (74% vs 73.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fates: Determination |  Exploring the Big Apple | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 3.59 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive (50 reviews) | 73.6% positive (87 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | eXtasy Games | SadPepper |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Fates: Determination (2023) is 2 years older than Exploring the Big Apple (2025).
- Both sit near 74% positive on Steam (Fates: Determination: 50 reviews, Exploring the Big Apple: 87).
- Fates: Determination is currently ~64% cheaper on Steam than Exploring the Big Apple (3.59 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Fates: Determination is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Exploring the Big Apple has no Deck rating yet.
Fates: Determination vs Exploring the Big Apple — FAQ
- Should I play Fates: Determination or Exploring the Big Apple first?
- If you want chronology, Fates: Determination (2023) came out before Exploring the Big Apple (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 Fates: Determination and Exploring the Big Apple 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 Fates: Determination run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fates: Determination is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Exploring the Big Apple doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.