Choose Year Walk
Choose Year Walk if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Year Walk launched in 2014.
Year Walk vs Dropsy
Year Walk and Dropsy 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. Year Walk (2014) is 1 year older than Dropsy (2015). Dropsy scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than Year Walk (92.7% 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 Dropsy
Choose Dropsy if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,014 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Year Walk and Dropsy sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.7% vs 94.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Year Walk |  Dropsy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.7% positive (916 reviews) | 94.4% positive (1,014 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Simogo | Tendershoot, A Jolly Corpse |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Year Walk (2014) is 1 year older than Dropsy (2015).
- Dropsy scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than Year Walk (92.7% positive).
- Year Walk is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Dropsy (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Year Walk is Deck Playable, Dropsy is Deck Verified.
Year Walk vs Dropsy — FAQ
- Which is better, Year Walk or Dropsy?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Year Walk sits at 92.7% positive (916 reviews), Dropsy at 94.4% (1,014). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Year Walk or Dropsy first?
- If you want chronology, Year Walk (2014) came out before Dropsy (2015). 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 Year Walk and Dropsy 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.