Choose Y. Village - The Visitors
Choose Y. Village - The Visitors if you want an Action and Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 53% cheaper on the Steam Store. Y. Village - The Visitors launched in 2024.
Y. Village - The Visitors vs Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
Y. Village - The Visitors and Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Y. Village - The Visitors (2024) is 1 year older than Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol (2025). Y. Village - The Visitors scores higher on Steam reviews (75.8% positive) than Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol (70.1% 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 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
Choose Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol launched in 2025.
Both Y. Village - The Visitors and Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol sit in 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
 Y. Village - The Visitors |  Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.59 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.8% positive (33 reviews) | 70.1% positive (107 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Dead Witness | SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Y. Village - The Visitors (2024) is 1 year older than Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol (2025).
- Y. Village - The Visitors scores higher on Steam reviews (75.8% positive) than Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol (70.1% positive).
- Y. Village - The Visitors is currently ~53% cheaper on Steam than Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol (5.59 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Y. Village - The Visitors has no Deck rating yet.
Y. Village - The Visitors vs Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol — FAQ
- Should I play Y. Village - The Visitors or Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol first?
- If you want chronology, Y. Village - The Visitors (2024) came out before Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol (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 Y. Village - The Visitors and Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol similar?
- They overlap on 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.