Choose The Wife Next Door
Choose The Wife Next Door if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 86.6% positive across 127 reviews.
The Wife Next Door vs Haunting Havens
The Wife Next Door and Haunting Havens both land in Indie, Simulation, Casual 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, Simulation, Casual on Steam. The Wife Next Door (2024) is 2 years older than Haunting Havens (2026). The Wife Next Door scores higher on Steam reviews (86.6% positive) than Haunting Havens (73.2% 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 Haunting Havens
Choose Haunting Havens if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 47% cheaper on the Steam Store. Haunting Havens launched in 2026.
Both The Wife Next Door and Haunting Havens sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual 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
 The Wife Next Door |  Haunting Havens | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 16.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.6% positive (127 reviews) | 73.2% positive (347 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 雪山雞白郎, SnowGBL | Ayup Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- The Wife Next Door (2024) is 2 years older than Haunting Havens (2026).
- The Wife Next Door scores higher on Steam reviews (86.6% positive) than Haunting Havens (73.2% positive).
- Haunting Havens is currently ~47% cheaper on Steam than The Wife Next Door (8.99 USD vs. 16.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Wife Next Door is Deck Playable, Haunting Havens is Deck Unsupported.
The Wife Next Door vs Haunting Havens — FAQ
- Which is better, The Wife Next Door or Haunting Havens?
- On Steam reviews The Wife Next Door scores higher (86.6% positive) than Haunting Havens (73.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Wife Next Door is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Wife Next Door or Haunting Havens first?
- If you want chronology, The Wife Next Door (2024) came out before Haunting Havens (2026). 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 The Wife Next Door and Haunting Havens similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, Casual 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.