Choose Love and Hatred
Choose Love and Hatred if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Love and Hatred launched in 2025.
Love and Hatred vs Special Request: Chapter 1
Love and Hatred and Special Request: Chapter 1 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. Love and Hatred (2025) is 1 year older than Special Request: Chapter 1 (2026). Special Request: Chapter 1 is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Love and Hatred (11.99 USD vs. 13.99 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 Special Request: Chapter 1
Choose Special Request: Chapter 1 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Special Request: Chapter 1 launched in 2026.
Both Love and Hatred and Special Request: Chapter 1 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
 Love and Hatred |  Special Request: Chapter 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 13.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 93.8% positive (16 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | LewdPalace Games | Nemiegs |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Love and Hatred (2025) is 1 year older than Special Request: Chapter 1 (2026).
- Special Request: Chapter 1 is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Love and Hatred (11.99 USD vs. 13.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Love and Hatred is Deck Verified, Special Request: Chapter 1 is Deck Unsupported.
Love and Hatred vs Special Request: Chapter 1 — FAQ
- Should I play Love and Hatred or Special Request: Chapter 1 first?
- If you want chronology, Love and Hatred (2025) came out before Special Request: Chapter 1 (2026). 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 Love and Hatred and Special Request: Chapter 1 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.