Choose Lamina Island
Choose Lamina Island if you want an Action and Simulation game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Lamina Island launched in 2024.
Lamina Island vs Heading Home
Lamina Island and Heading Home both land in Adventure, Casual 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 share Adventure, Casual on Steam. Heading Home (2023) is 1 year older than Lamina Island (2024). Heading Home is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Lamina Island (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Heading Home
Choose Heading Home if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Heading Home launched in 2023.
Both Lamina Island and Heading Home sit in Adventure and Casual 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
 Lamina Island |  Heading Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Hundred Hour Club | Aeon Soul Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Heading Home (2023) is 1 year older than Lamina Island (2024).
- Heading Home is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Lamina Island (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Lamina Island has co-op; Heading Home does not.
Lamina Island vs Heading Home — FAQ
- Should I play Lamina Island or Heading Home first?
- If you want chronology, Heading Home (2023) came out before Lamina Island (2024). 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 Lamina Island and Heading Home similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Casual 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 Heading Home have multiplayer like Lamina Island?
- No. Lamina Island supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Heading Home is listed as single-player only.