Choose The Long Journey Home
Choose The Long Journey Home if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 23% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Long Journey Home launched in 2017.
The Long Journey Home vs Out There: Oceans of Time
The Long Journey Home and Out There: Oceans of Time both land in Strategy, Indie, RPG 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 Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. The Long Journey Home (2017) is 5 years older than Out There: Oceans of Time (2022). Both sit near 49% positive on Steam (The Long Journey Home: 568 reviews, Out There: Oceans of Time: 112). 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 Out There: Oceans of Time
Choose Out There: Oceans of Time if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Out There: Oceans of Time launched in 2022.
Both The Long Journey Home and Out There: Oceans of Time sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (48.9% vs 49.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Long Journey Home |  Out There: Oceans of Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 48.9% positive (568 reviews) | 49.1% positive (112 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Daedalic Studio West | Mi-Clos Studio, Goblinz |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- The Long Journey Home (2017) is 5 years older than Out There: Oceans of Time (2022).
- Both sit near 49% positive on Steam (The Long Journey Home: 568 reviews, Out There: Oceans of Time: 112).
- The Long Journey Home is currently ~23% cheaper on Steam than Out There: Oceans of Time (9.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Long Journey Home is Deck Verified, Out There: Oceans of Time is Deck Playable.
The Long Journey Home vs Out There: Oceans of Time — FAQ
- Which is better, The Long Journey Home or Out There: Oceans of Time?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Long Journey Home sits at 48.9% positive (568 reviews), Out There: Oceans of Time at 49.1% (112). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Long Journey Home or Out There: Oceans of Time first?
- If you want chronology, The Long Journey Home (2017) came out before Out There: Oceans of Time (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 The Long Journey Home and Out There: Oceans of Time similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, RPG 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.