Choose how do you Do It?
Choose how do you Do It? if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.7% positive across 1,894 reviews.
how do you Do It? vs Ideology in Friction
how do you Do It? and Ideology in Friction 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. how do you Do It? (2015) is 4 years older than Ideology in Friction (2019). how do you Do It? scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Ideology in Friction (83.3% 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 Ideology in Friction
Choose Ideology in Friction if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ideology in Friction launched in 2019.
Both how do you Do It? and Ideology in Friction 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
 how do you Do It? |  Ideology in Friction | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play | Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.7% positive (1,894 reviews) | 83.3% positive (239 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nina Freeman, Emmett Butler, Decky Coss, Joni Kittaka | ONEONE1 |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- how do you Do It? (2015) is 4 years older than Ideology in Friction (2019).
- how do you Do It? scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Ideology in Friction (83.3% positive).
- how do you Do It? is free; Ideology in Friction is paid (24.99 USD).
- Ideology in Friction is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; how do you Do It? has no Deck rating yet.
how do you Do It? vs Ideology in Friction — FAQ
- Which is better, how do you Do It? or Ideology in Friction?
- On Steam reviews how do you Do It? scores higher (85.7% positive) than Ideology in Friction (83.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, how do you Do It? is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play how do you Do It? or Ideology in Friction first?
- If you want chronology, how do you Do It? (2015) came out before Ideology in Friction (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 how do you Do It? and Ideology in Friction 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 how do you Do It? free?
- Yes — how do you Do It? is a free-to-play Steam title. Ideology in Friction is paid (24.99 USD).