Choose Gone Home
Choose Gone Home if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.4% positive across 10,791 reviews.
Gone Home vs Cibele
Gone Home and Cibele 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. Gone Home (2013) is 2 years older than Cibele (2015). Gone Home scores higher on Steam reviews (77.4% positive) than Cibele (51.1% 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 Cibele
Choose Cibele if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,044 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Gone Home and Cibele 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
 Gone Home |  Cibele | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 4.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.4% positive (10,791 reviews) | 51.1% positive (1,044 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fullbright | Star Maid Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Gone Home (2013) is 2 years older than Cibele (2015).
- Gone Home scores higher on Steam reviews (77.4% positive) than Cibele (51.1% positive).
- Cibele is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Gone Home (4.49 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Gone Home is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Cibele has no Deck rating yet.
Gone Home vs Cibele — FAQ
- Which is better, Gone Home or Cibele?
- On Steam reviews Gone Home scores higher (77.4% positive) than Cibele (51.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Gone Home is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Gone Home or Cibele first?
- If you want chronology, Gone Home (2013) came out before Cibele (2015). 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 Gone Home and Cibele 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 Gone Home run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Gone Home is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Cibele doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.