Choose No Time To Live
Choose No Time To Live if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. No Time To Live launched in 2015.
No Time To Live vs Bustories
No Time To Live and Bustories both land in Indie, Adventure, 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, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. No Time To Live (2015) is 3 years older than Bustories (2018). Bustories scores higher on Steam reviews (58.8% positive) than No Time To Live (52.5% 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 Bustories
Choose Bustories if it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Bustories launched in 2018.
Both No Time To Live and Bustories sit in Indie, Adventure, 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
 No Time To Live |  Bustories | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 52.5% positive (40 reviews) | 58.8% positive (34 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Snail-Ninja Studio | Nikita P. |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- No Time To Live (2015) is 3 years older than Bustories (2018).
- Bustories scores higher on Steam reviews (58.8% positive) than No Time To Live (52.5% positive).
- No Time To Live is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Bustories (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
No Time To Live vs Bustories — FAQ
- Should I play No Time To Live or Bustories first?
- If you want chronology, No Time To Live (2015) came out before Bustories (2018). 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 No Time To Live and Bustories similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.