Choose LISA: The Painful
Choose LISA: The Painful if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 9,948 Steam reviews back the pick.
LISA: The Painful vs Black Home 2
LISA: The Painful and Black Home 2 both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG 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 Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. LISA: The Painful (2014) is 4 years older than Black Home 2 (2018). Black Home 2 is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than LISA: The Painful (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 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 Black Home 2
Choose Black Home 2 if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Black Home 2 launched in 2018.
Both LISA: The Painful and Black Home 2 sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG 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
 LISA: The Painful |  Black Home 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.7% positive (9,948 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Dingaling Productions | Warfare Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- LISA: The Painful (2014) is 4 years older than Black Home 2 (2018).
- Black Home 2 is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than LISA: The Painful (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- LISA: The Painful is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Black Home 2 has no Deck rating yet.
LISA: The Painful vs Black Home 2 — FAQ
- Should I play LISA: The Painful or Black Home 2 first?
- If you want chronology, LISA: The Painful (2014) came out before Black Home 2 (2018). 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 LISA: The Painful and Black Home 2 similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG 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.
- Does LISA: The Painful run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — LISA: The Painful is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Black Home 2 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.