Choose Inn Tycoon: Prologue
Choose Inn Tycoon: Prologue if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Inn Tycoon: Prologue launched in 2024.
Inn Tycoon: Prologue vs What's On The Menu?
Inn Tycoon: Prologue and What's On The Menu? both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Inn Tycoon: Prologue (2024) is 1 year older than What's On The Menu? (2025). Inn Tycoon: Prologue scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than What's On The Menu? (40% 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 What's On The Menu?
Choose What's On The Menu? if it matches what drew you to this matchup. What's On The Menu? launched in 2025.
Both Inn Tycoon: Prologue and What's On The Menu? sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation 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
 Inn Tycoon: Prologue |  What's On The Menu? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (34 reviews) | 40% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Evil Goose Games | Deltacraft Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Inn Tycoon: Prologue (2024) is 1 year older than What's On The Menu? (2025).
- Inn Tycoon: Prologue scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than What's On The Menu? (40% positive).
- Inn Tycoon: Prologue is free; What's On The Menu? is paid (7.99 USD).
- Inn Tycoon: Prologue is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; What's On The Menu? has no Deck rating yet.
Inn Tycoon: Prologue vs What's On The Menu? — FAQ
- Should I play Inn Tycoon: Prologue or What's On The Menu? first?
- If you want chronology, Inn Tycoon: Prologue (2024) came out before What's On The Menu? (2025). 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 Inn Tycoon: Prologue and What's On The Menu? similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation 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 Inn Tycoon: Prologue free?
- Yes — Inn Tycoon: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. What's On The Menu? is paid (7.99 USD).
- Does Inn Tycoon: Prologue run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Inn Tycoon: Prologue is rated Deck Playable by Valve. What's On The Menu? doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.