Choose Home is Where One Starts...
Choose Home is Where One Starts... if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Home is Where One Starts... launched in 2015.
Home is Where One Starts... vs One Step After Fall
Home is Where One Starts... and One Step After Fall both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 7 years older than One Step After Fall (2022). Home is Where One Starts... is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than One Step After Fall (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 One Step After Fall
Choose One Step After Fall if you want a Simulation and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. One Step After Fall launched in 2022.
Both Home is Where One Starts... and One Step After Fall sit in Indie and 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
 Home is Where One Starts... |  One Step After Fall | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (375 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | David Wehle | TBGS Indie Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 7 years older than One Step After Fall (2022).
- Home is Where One Starts... is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than One Step After Fall (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Home is Where One Starts... vs One Step After Fall — FAQ
- Should I play Home is Where One Starts... or One Step After Fall first?
- If you want chronology, Home is Where One Starts... (2015) came out before One Step After Fall (2022). 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 Home is Where One Starts... and One Step After Fall similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.