Choose Year Walk
Choose Year Walk if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Year Walk launched in 2014.
Year Walk vs The Nest
Year Walk and The Nest 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 11 years older than The Nest (2025). The Nest is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Year Walk (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 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 The Nest
Choose The Nest if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Nest launched in 2025.
Both Year Walk and The Nest 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 Nest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.7% positive (916 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Simogo | SoundGhost |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Year Walk (2014) is 11 years older than The Nest (2025).
- The Nest is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Year Walk (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Year Walk is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Nest has no Deck rating yet.
Year Walk vs The Nest — FAQ
- Should I play Year Walk or The Nest first?
- If you want chronology, Year Walk (2014) came out before The Nest (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 Year Walk and The Nest 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.
- Does Year Walk run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Year Walk is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Nest doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.