Choose Waking Tides
Choose Waking Tides if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. Waking Tides launched in 2024.
Waking Tides vs Wake Up The House
Waking Tides and Wake Up The House 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. Waking Tides (2024) is 1 year older than Wake Up The House (2025). Wake Up The House is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Waking Tides (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Wake Up The House
Choose Wake Up The House if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Wake Up The House launched in 2025.
Both Waking Tides and Wake Up The House 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
 Waking Tides |  Wake Up The House | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 53.3% positive (15 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | AirshipFx | SDK Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Waking Tides (2024) is 1 year older than Wake Up The House (2025).
- Wake Up The House is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Waking Tides (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Waking Tides vs Wake Up The House — FAQ
- Should I play Waking Tides or Wake Up The House first?
- If you want chronology, Waking Tides (2024) came out before Wake Up The House (2025). 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 Waking Tides and Wake Up The House 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.