Choose Gone Home
Choose Gone Home if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 10,791 Steam reviews back the pick.
Gone Home vs MyDear.exe
Gone Home and MyDear.exe 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 13 years older than MyDear.exe (2026). Gone Home is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; MyDear.exe has no Deck rating yet. 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 MyDear.exe
Choose MyDear.exe if you want a Casual game with Custom Volume Controls and Save Anytime. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. MyDear.exe launched in 2026.
Both Gone Home and MyDear.exe 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 |  MyDear.exe | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 77.4% positive (10,791 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fullbright | Falling Leaves Studio, ClemiSoft |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Gone Home (2013) is 13 years older than MyDear.exe (2026).
- Gone Home is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; MyDear.exe has no Deck rating yet.
Gone Home vs MyDear.exe — FAQ
- Should I play Gone Home or MyDear.exe first?
- If you want chronology, Gone Home (2013) came out before MyDear.exe (2026). 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 MyDear.exe 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. MyDear.exe doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.