Choose DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Choose DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.1% positive across 1,278 reviews.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition vs The Great Perhaps
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition and The Great Perhaps both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition (2015) is 4 years older than The Great Perhaps (2019). DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than The Great Perhaps (65.8% 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 The Great Perhaps
Choose The Great Perhaps if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Great Perhaps launched in 2019.
Both DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition and The Great Perhaps sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual 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
 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition |  The Great Perhaps | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.1% positive (1,278 reviews) | 65.8% positive (158 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Jesse Makkonen | Caligari Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition (2015) is 4 years older than The Great Perhaps (2019).
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than The Great Perhaps (65.8% positive).
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The Great Perhaps (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Great Perhaps has no Deck rating yet.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition vs The Great Perhaps — FAQ
- Which is better, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition or The Great Perhaps?
- On Steam reviews DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition scores higher (90.1% positive) than The Great Perhaps (65.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition or The Great Perhaps first?
- If you want chronology, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition (2015) came out before The Great Perhaps (2019). 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 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition and The Great Perhaps similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Great Perhaps doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.