Choose Home is Where One Starts...
Choose Home is Where One Starts... if you want an Indie experience. Home is Where One Starts... launched in 2015.
Home is Where One Starts... vs The Wild Eternal
Home is Where One Starts... and The Wild Eternal 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 2 years older than The Wild Eternal (2017). Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (Home is Where One Starts...: 375 reviews, The Wild Eternal: 127). 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 The Wild Eternal
Choose The Wild Eternal if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Wild Eternal launched in 2017.
Both Home is Where One Starts... and The Wild Eternal sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (77.3% vs 78% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Home is Where One Starts... |  The Wild Eternal | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (375 reviews) | 78% positive (127 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | David Wehle | Ilsanjo |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 2 years older than The Wild Eternal (2017).
- Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (Home is Where One Starts...: 375 reviews, The Wild Eternal: 127).
- The Wild Eternal is free; Home is Where One Starts... is paid (2.99 USD).
Home is Where One Starts... vs The Wild Eternal — FAQ
- Which is better, Home is Where One Starts... or The Wild Eternal?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Home is Where One Starts... sits at 77.3% positive (375 reviews), The Wild Eternal at 78% (127). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Home is Where One Starts... or The Wild Eternal first?
- If you want chronology, Home is Where One Starts... (2015) came out before The Wild Eternal (2017). 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 The Wild Eternal 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.
- Is The Wild Eternal free?
- Yes — The Wild Eternal is a free-to-play Steam title. Home is Where One Starts... is paid (2.99 USD).