Choose The Long Journey Home
Choose The Long Journey Home if you want a Strategy and RPG experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. The Long Journey Home launched in 2017.
The Long Journey Home vs Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!
The Long Journey Home and Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! both land in Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Both released in 2017. Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! scores higher on Steam reviews (70.5% positive) than The Long Journey Home (48.9% 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 Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!
Choose Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 70.5% positive across 234 reviews.
Both The Long Journey Home and Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! sit in Indie and Simulation 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
 The Long Journey Home |  Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 48.9% positive (568 reviews) | 70.5% positive (234 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Daedalic Studio West | Daylight Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Both released in 2017.
- Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! scores higher on Steam reviews (70.5% positive) than The Long Journey Home (48.9% positive).
- Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Long Journey Home (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- The Long Journey Home is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! has no Deck rating yet.
The Long Journey Home vs Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! — FAQ
- Which is better, The Long Journey Home or Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!?
- On Steam reviews Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! scores higher (70.5% positive) than The Long Journey Home (48.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are The Long Journey Home and Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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.
- Does The Long Journey Home run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Long Journey Home is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.