Choose The Way of Life Free Edition
Choose The Way of Life Free Edition if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 3,879 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Way of Life Free Edition vs Home is Where One Starts...
The Way of Life Free Edition and Home is Where One Starts... 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. Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 1 year older than The Way of Life Free Edition (2016). Home is Where One Starts... scores higher on Steam reviews (77.3% positive) than The Way of Life Free Edition (72.4% 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 Home is Where One Starts...
Choose Home is Where One Starts... if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.3% positive across 375 reviews.
Both The Way of Life Free Edition and Home is Where One Starts... sit in 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
 The Way of Life Free Edition |  Home is Where One Starts... | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.4% positive (3,879 reviews) | 77.3% positive (375 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | CyberCoconut, Fabio Ferrara | David Wehle |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 1 year older than The Way of Life Free Edition (2016).
- Home is Where One Starts... scores higher on Steam reviews (77.3% positive) than The Way of Life Free Edition (72.4% positive).
- The Way of Life Free Edition is free; Home is Where One Starts... is paid (2.99 USD).
- The Way of Life Free Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Home is Where One Starts... has no Deck rating yet.
The Way of Life Free Edition vs Home is Where One Starts... — FAQ
- Which is better, The Way of Life Free Edition or Home is Where One Starts...?
- On Steam reviews Home is Where One Starts... scores higher (77.3% positive) than The Way of Life Free Edition (72.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Home is Where One Starts... 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 Way of Life Free Edition or Home is Where One Starts... first?
- If you want chronology, Home is Where One Starts... (2015) came out before The Way of Life Free Edition (2016). 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 Way of Life Free Edition and Home is Where One Starts... 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 The Way of Life Free Edition free?
- Yes — The Way of Life Free Edition is a free-to-play Steam title. Home is Where One Starts... is paid (2.99 USD).
- Does The Way of Life Free Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Way of Life Free Edition is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Home is Where One Starts... doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.