Choose Year Walk
Choose Year Walk if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.7% positive across 916 reviews.
Year Walk vs Bulb Boy
Year Walk and Bulb Boy 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 Bulb Boy (2015). Year Walk scores higher on Steam reviews (92.7% positive) than Bulb Boy (87% 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 Bulb Boy
Choose Bulb Boy if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Bulb Boy launched in 2015.
Both Year Walk and Bulb Boy 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 |  Bulb Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.7% positive (916 reviews) | 87% positive (284 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Simogo | Bulbware |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Year Walk (2014) is 1 year older than Bulb Boy (2015).
- Year Walk scores higher on Steam reviews (92.7% positive) than Bulb Boy (87% positive).
- Year Walk is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Bulb Boy (5.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Year Walk is Deck Playable, Bulb Boy is Deck Verified.
Year Walk vs Bulb Boy — FAQ
- Which is better, Year Walk or Bulb Boy?
- On Steam reviews Year Walk scores higher (92.7% positive) than Bulb Boy (87% 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 Bulb Boy first?
- If you want chronology, Year Walk (2014) came out before Bulb Boy (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 Bulb Boy 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.