Choose Year Walk
Choose Year Walk if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Year Walk launched in 2014.
Year Walk vs Sylvio 2
Year Walk and Sylvio 2 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. Year Walk (2014) is 3 years older than Sylvio 2 (2017). Year Walk scores higher on Steam reviews (92.7% positive) than Sylvio 2 (66% 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 Sylvio 2
Choose Sylvio 2 if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Sylvio 2 launched in 2017.
Both Year Walk and Sylvio 2 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
 Year Walk |  Sylvio 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.7% positive (916 reviews) | 66% positive (50 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Simogo | Stroboskop |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Year Walk (2014) is 3 years older than Sylvio 2 (2017).
- Year Walk scores higher on Steam reviews (92.7% positive) than Sylvio 2 (66% positive).
- Year Walk is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Sylvio 2 (5.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Year Walk is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Sylvio 2 has no Deck rating yet.
Year Walk vs Sylvio 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Year Walk or Sylvio 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Year Walk (2014) came out before Sylvio 2 (2017). 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 Sylvio 2 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.
- Does Year Walk run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Year Walk is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Sylvio 2 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.