Choose Everlasting Summer
Choose Everlasting Summer if you want an Indie, Free To Play, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 5,105 Steam reviews back the pick.
Everlasting Summer vs Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa
Everlasting Summer and Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa 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. Everlasting Summer (2014) is 5 years older than Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa (2019). Everlasting Summer is free; Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa is paid (7.49 USD). 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 Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa
Choose Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa launched in 2019.
Both Everlasting Summer and Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa 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
 Everlasting Summer |  Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 7.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.5% positive (5,105 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Soviet Games | Art Co. Ltd, PQube |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Everlasting Summer (2014) is 5 years older than Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa (2019).
- Everlasting Summer is free; Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa is paid (7.49 USD).
- Steam Deck: Everlasting Summer is Deck Unsupported, Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa is Deck Playable.
Everlasting Summer vs Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa — FAQ
- Should I play Everlasting Summer or Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa first?
- If you want chronology, Everlasting Summer (2014) came out before Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa (2019). 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 Everlasting Summer and Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa 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.
- Is Everlasting Summer free?
- Yes — Everlasting Summer is a free-to-play Steam title. Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa is paid (7.49 USD).