Choose Normality
Choose Normality if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 85% cheaper on the Steam Store. Normality launched in 2015.
Normality vs Thimbleweed Park™
Normality and Thimbleweed Park™ both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Normality (2015) is 2 years older than Thimbleweed Park™ (2017). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Normality: 72 reviews, Thimbleweed Park™: 2,210). 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 Thimbleweed Park™
Choose Thimbleweed Park™ if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,210 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Normality and Thimbleweed Park™ sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.3% vs 90.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Normality |  Thimbleweed Park™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.3% positive (72 reviews) | 90.9% positive (2,210 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Gremlin Interactive | Terrible Toybox |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Normality (2015) is 2 years older than Thimbleweed Park™ (2017).
- Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Normality: 72 reviews, Thimbleweed Park™: 2,210).
- Normality is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Thimbleweed Park™ (2.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Thimbleweed Park™ is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Normality has no Deck rating yet.
Normality vs Thimbleweed Park™ — FAQ
- Should I play Normality or Thimbleweed Park™ first?
- If you want chronology, Normality (2015) came out before Thimbleweed Park™ (2017). 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 Normality and Thimbleweed Park™ similar?
- They overlap on 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.