Choose Honey Are You There?
Choose Honey Are You There? if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Honey Are You There? launched in 2023.
Honey Are You There? vs The Strange Lights
Honey Are You There? and The Strange Lights both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Honey Are You There? (2023) is 3 years older than The Strange Lights (2026). The Strange Lights scores higher on Steam reviews (85.2% positive) than Honey Are You There? (80.4% 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 The Strange Lights
Choose The Strange Lights if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Strange Lights launched in 2026.
Both Honey Are You There? and The Strange Lights sit in Indie and 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
 Honey Are You There? |  The Strange Lights | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 3.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (56 reviews) | 85.2% positive (61 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Psycho | JustTomcuk |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Honey Are You There? (2023) is 3 years older than The Strange Lights (2026).
- The Strange Lights scores higher on Steam reviews (85.2% positive) than Honey Are You There? (80.4% positive).
- Honey Are You There? is free; The Strange Lights is paid (3.49 USD).
- Honey Are You There? is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Strange Lights has no Deck rating yet.
Honey Are You There? vs The Strange Lights — FAQ
- Should I play Honey Are You There? or The Strange Lights first?
- If you want chronology, Honey Are You There? (2023) came out before The Strange Lights (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 Honey Are You There? and The Strange Lights similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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 Honey Are You There? free?
- Yes — Honey Are You There? is a free-to-play Steam title. The Strange Lights is paid (3.49 USD).
- Does Honey Are You There? run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Honey Are You There? is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Strange Lights doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.