Should I play Close Your Eyes [Old Version] or Not Your Eyes first?

If you want chronology, Close Your Eyes [Old Version] (2015) came out before Not Your Eyes (2027). 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 Close Your Eyes [Old Version] and Not Your Eyes 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.

Is Close Your Eyes [Old Version] free?

Yes — Close Your Eyes [Old Version] is a free-to-play Steam title. Not Your Eyes is paid (Price unknown).

Close Your Eyes [Old Version] vs Not Your Eyes

Close Your Eyes [Old Version] and Not Your Eyes 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. Close Your Eyes [Old Version] (2015) is 12 years older than Not Your Eyes (2027). Close Your Eyes [Old Version] is free; Not Your Eyes is paid (Price unknown). 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 Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

Choose Close Your Eyes [Old Version] if you want a RPG and Free To Play game with Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Close Your Eyes [Old Version] launched in 2015.

Choose Not Your Eyes

Choose Not Your Eyes if it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Not Your Eyes launched in 2027.

Both Close Your Eyes [Old Version] and Not Your Eyes 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.

Close Your Eyes [Old Version] vs Not Your Eyes — Steam metadata comparison
	Close Your Eyes [Old Version]	Not Your Eyes
Released	2015	2027
Genres	Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play	Indie, Adventure
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS
Steam Deck	Unrated	Unrated
Price	Free to play	Price unknown
Steam reviews	85.8% positive (543 reviews)	—
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Yai Gameworks	Yai Gameworks

Side by side

Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
Close Your Eyes [Old Version] (2015) is 12 years older than Not Your Eyes (2027).
Close Your Eyes [Old Version] is free; Not Your Eyes is paid (Price unknown).