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Kanon vs Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~

Kanon and Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Kanon (2024) is 2 years older than Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ (2026). Kanon is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ 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 Kanon

Choose Kanon if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Kanon launched in 2024.

Choose Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~

Choose Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ if you want an Indie game with Custom Volume Controls and Playable without Timed Input. Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ launched in 2026.

Both Kanon and Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ sit in Adventure, 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

Kanon vs Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ — Steam metadata comparison
Kanon — Steam game coverKanonWelcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ — Steam game coverWelcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~
Released20242026
GenresAdventure, Simulation, CasualIndie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price29.99 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews96.6% positive (118 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersVISUAL ARTS/KeyHabom Studio, Studio Elysian

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Kanon vs Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ — FAQ

Should I play Kanon or Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ first?
If you want chronology, Kanon (2024) came out before Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ (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 Kanon and Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ similar?
They overlap on Adventure, 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.
Does Kanon run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Kanon is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~ doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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