Choose Back to the Future: The Game
Choose Back to the Future: The Game if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.2% positive across 812 reviews.
Back to the Future: The Game vs Deponia: The Complete Journey
Back to the Future: The Game and Deponia: The Complete Journey both land in Adventure 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 Adventure games on Steam. Back to the Future: The Game (2010) is 4 years older than Deponia: The Complete Journey (2014). Back to the Future: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than Deponia: The Complete Journey (80.2% 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 Deponia: The Complete Journey
Choose Deponia: The Complete Journey if it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,321 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Back to the Future: The Game and Deponia: The Complete Journey sit in Adventure 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
 Back to the Future: The Game |  Deponia: The Complete Journey | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2014 |
| Genres | Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.2% positive (812 reviews) | 80.2% positive (1,321 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Telltale Games | Daedalic Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Back to the Future: The Game (2010) is 4 years older than Deponia: The Complete Journey (2014).
- Back to the Future: The Game scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than Deponia: The Complete Journey (80.2% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Back to the Future: The Game vs Deponia: The Complete Journey — FAQ
- Which is better, Back to the Future: The Game or Deponia: The Complete Journey?
- On Steam reviews Back to the Future: The Game scores higher (89.2% positive) than Deponia: The Complete Journey (80.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Back to the Future: The Game is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Back to the Future: The Game or Deponia: The Complete Journey first?
- If you want chronology, Back to the Future: The Game (2010) came out before Deponia: The Complete Journey (2014). 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 Back to the Future: The Game and Deponia: The Complete Journey similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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.