Choose Home is Where One Starts...
Choose Home is Where One Starts... if it's currently about 81% cheaper on the Steam Store. Home is Where One Starts... launched in 2015.
Home is Where One Starts... vs Leaving Lyndow
Home is Where One Starts... and Leaving Lyndow 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 2 years older than Leaving Lyndow (2017). Leaving Lyndow scores higher on Steam reviews (83.8% 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 Leaving Lyndow
Choose Leaving Lyndow if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.8% positive across 524 reviews.
Both Home is Where One Starts... and Leaving Lyndow 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... |  Leaving Lyndow | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.74 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (375 reviews) | 83.8% positive (524 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | David Wehle | Eastshade Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Home is Where One Starts... (2015) is 2 years older than Leaving Lyndow (2017).
- Leaving Lyndow scores higher on Steam reviews (83.8% positive) than Home is Where One Starts... (77.3% positive).
- Home is Where One Starts... is currently ~81% cheaper on Steam than Leaving Lyndow (0.74 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
Home is Where One Starts... vs Leaving Lyndow — FAQ
- Which is better, Home is Where One Starts... or Leaving Lyndow?
- On Steam reviews Leaving Lyndow scores higher (83.8% positive) than Home is Where One Starts... (77.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Leaving Lyndow is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Home is Where One Starts... or Leaving Lyndow first?
- If you want chronology, Home is Where One Starts... (2015) came out before Leaving Lyndow (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 Leaving Lyndow 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.