Choose Year Walk
Choose Year Walk if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.7% positive across 916 reviews.
Year Walk vs The Old Tree
Year Walk and The Old Tree 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 The Old Tree (2015). Year Walk scores higher on Steam reviews (92.7% positive) than The Old Tree (89.5% 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 Old Tree
Choose The Old Tree if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,000 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Year Walk and The Old Tree 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
 Year Walk |  The Old Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 92.7% positive (916 reviews) | 89.5% positive (2,000 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Simogo | Red Dwarf Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Year Walk (2014) is 1 year older than The Old Tree (2015).
- Year Walk scores higher on Steam reviews (92.7% positive) than The Old Tree (89.5% positive).
- The Old Tree is free; Year Walk is paid (5.99 USD).
- Year Walk is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Old Tree has no Deck rating yet.
Year Walk vs The Old Tree — FAQ
- Which is better, Year Walk or The Old Tree?
- On Steam reviews Year Walk scores higher (92.7% positive) than The Old Tree (89.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Year Walk is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Year Walk or The Old Tree first?
- If you want chronology, Year Walk (2014) came out before The Old Tree (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 The Old Tree 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 The Old Tree free?
- Yes — The Old Tree is a free-to-play Steam title. Year Walk is paid (5.99 USD).
- Does Year Walk run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Year Walk is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Old Tree doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.