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I Want To Be Human vs Safe Climbing

I Want To Be Human and Safe Climbing both land in Action, Indie 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 Action, Indie on Steam. I Want To Be Human (2016) is 4 years older than Safe Climbing (2020). I Want To Be Human is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Safe Climbing has no Deck rating yet. 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 I Want To Be Human

Choose I Want To Be Human if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. I Want To Be Human launched in 2016.

Choose Safe Climbing

Choose Safe Climbing if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Safe Climbing launched in 2020.

Both I Want To Be Human and Safe Climbing sit in Action and Indie 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

I Want To Be Human vs Safe Climbing — Steam metadata comparison
I Want To Be Human — Steam game coverI Want To Be HumanSafe Climbing — Steam game coverSafe Climbing
Released20162020
GenresAction, IndieAction, Indie, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
PricePrice unknown2.99 USD
Steam reviews68.8% positive (16 reviews)5 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersSinclair StrangeFlat Cat Games

Side by side

I Want To Be Human vs Safe Climbing — FAQ

Should I play I Want To Be Human or Safe Climbing first?
If you want chronology, I Want To Be Human (2016) came out before Safe Climbing (2020). 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 I Want To Be Human and Safe Climbing similar?
They overlap on Action, Indie 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 I Want To Be Human run on Steam Deck?
Yes — I Want To Be Human is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Safe Climbing doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
I Want To Be Human vs Safe Climbing — Verdict (2026) · imho.run