Choose Falling Into Dreams
Choose Falling Into Dreams if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Falling Into Dreams launched in 2023.
Falling Into Dreams vs The Rise
Falling Into Dreams and The Rise 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. Falling Into Dreams (2023) is 1 year older than The Rise (2024). Falling Into Dreams is free; The Rise is paid (6.99 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 The Rise
Choose The Rise if you want an Action, Strategy, and Indie experience. The Rise launched in 2024.
Both Falling Into Dreams and The Rise sit in Adventure 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
 Falling Into Dreams |  The Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | KarlFellOffTheCliff | Icy Mountain Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Falling Into Dreams (2023) is 1 year older than The Rise (2024).
- Falling Into Dreams is free; The Rise is paid (6.99 USD).
Falling Into Dreams vs The Rise — FAQ
- Should I play Falling Into Dreams or The Rise first?
- If you want chronology, Falling Into Dreams (2023) came out before The Rise (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 Falling Into Dreams and The Rise 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.
- Is Falling Into Dreams free?
- Yes — Falling Into Dreams is a free-to-play Steam title. The Rise is paid (6.99 USD).