Choose Long Story Short
Choose Long Story Short if you want an Early Access experience. Long Story Short launched in 2024.
Long Story Short vs My Dorm - Season 1
Long Story Short and My Dorm - Season 1 both land in Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Long Story Short (2024) is 1 year older than My Dorm - Season 1 (2025). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Long Story Short: 205 reviews, My Dorm - Season 1: 63). 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 My Dorm - Season 1
Choose My Dorm - Season 1 if it's currently about 36% cheaper on the Steam Store. My Dorm - Season 1 launched in 2025.
Both Long Story Short and My Dorm - Season 1 sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.3% vs 88.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Long Story Short |  My Dorm - Season 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.59 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (205 reviews) | 88.9% positive (63 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | TTrickGames | Tropecita Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Long Story Short (2024) is 1 year older than My Dorm - Season 1 (2025).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Long Story Short: 205 reviews, My Dorm - Season 1: 63).
- My Dorm - Season 1 is currently ~36% cheaper on Steam than Long Story Short (9.59 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Long Story Short vs My Dorm - Season 1 — FAQ
- Should I play Long Story Short or My Dorm - Season 1 first?
- If you want chronology, Long Story Short (2024) came out before My Dorm - Season 1 (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 Long Story Short and My Dorm - Season 1 similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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.