Choose Home is Where One Starts...
Choose Home is Where One Starts... if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Home is Where One Starts... launched in 2015.
Home is Where One Starts... vs Morgan: Metal Detective
Home is Where One Starts... and Morgan: Metal Detective 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. Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 10 years older than Morgan: Metal Detective (2025). Morgan: Metal Detective scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Home is Where One Starts... (77.3% 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 Morgan: Metal Detective
Choose Morgan: Metal Detective if you want the Camera Comfort, Stereo Sound, and Surround Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Morgan: Metal Detective launched in 2025.
Both Home is Where One Starts... and Morgan: Metal Detective 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
 Home is Where One Starts... |  Morgan: Metal Detective | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (375 reviews) | 80% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | David Wehle | Studio Morgan |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 10 years older than Morgan: Metal Detective (2025).
- Morgan: Metal Detective scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Home is Where One Starts... (77.3% positive).
- Home is Where One Starts... is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Morgan: Metal Detective (2.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Morgan: Metal Detective is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Home is Where One Starts... has no Deck rating yet.
Home is Where One Starts... vs Morgan: Metal Detective — FAQ
- Should I play Home is Where One Starts... or Morgan: Metal Detective first?
- If you want chronology, Home is Where One Starts... (2015) came out before Morgan: Metal Detective (2025). 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 Morgan: Metal Detective 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.