Choose Squared Adventure
Choose Squared Adventure if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Squared Adventure launched in 2024.
Squared Adventure vs Lively
Squared Adventure and Lively both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Squared Adventure (2024) is 3 years older than Lively (2027). Squared Adventure is free; Lively is paid (Price unknown). 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 Lively
Choose Lively if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Lively launched in 2027.
Both Squared Adventure and Lively sit in Indie on Steam and both list DualShock Controller Support, 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
 Squared Adventure |  Lively | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2027 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (43 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Games not quite right | Najoc |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Squared Adventure (2024) is 3 years older than Lively (2027).
- Squared Adventure is free; Lively is paid (Price unknown).
- Squared Adventure is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Lively has no Deck rating yet.
Squared Adventure vs Lively — FAQ
- Should I play Squared Adventure or Lively first?
- If you want chronology, Squared Adventure (2024) came out before Lively (2027). 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 Squared Adventure and Lively similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Squared Adventure free?
- Yes — Squared Adventure is a free-to-play Steam title. Lively is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Squared Adventure run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Squared Adventure is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Lively doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.