Choose Criminal Girls: Invite Only
Choose Criminal Girls: Invite Only if it's currently about 47% cheaper on the Steam Store. Criminal Girls: Invite Only launched in 2017.
Criminal Girls: Invite Only vs The fairy tale you don't know
Criminal Girls: Invite Only and The fairy tale you don't know both land in Strategy, RPG 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 Strategy, RPG on Steam. Criminal Girls: Invite Only (2017) is 4 years older than The fairy tale you don't know (2021). Criminal Girls: Invite Only scores higher on Steam reviews (74.9% positive) than The fairy tale you don't know (47.6% 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 fairy tale you don't know
Choose The fairy tale you don't know if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The fairy tale you don't know launched in 2021.
Both Criminal Girls: Invite Only and The fairy tale you don't know sit in Strategy and RPG 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
 Criminal Girls: Invite Only |  The fairy tale you don't know | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 7.59 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.9% positive (299 reviews) | 47.6% positive (21 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. | Flying Panjandrum / ふらいんぐパンジャンドラム |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Criminal Girls: Invite Only (2017) is 4 years older than The fairy tale you don't know (2021).
- Criminal Girls: Invite Only scores higher on Steam reviews (74.9% positive) than The fairy tale you don't know (47.6% positive).
- Criminal Girls: Invite Only is currently ~47% cheaper on Steam than The fairy tale you don't know (3.99 USD vs. 7.59 USD).
- Steam Deck: Criminal Girls: Invite Only is Deck Verified, The fairy tale you don't know is Deck Playable.
Criminal Girls: Invite Only vs The fairy tale you don't know — FAQ
- Should I play Criminal Girls: Invite Only or The fairy tale you don't know first?
- If you want chronology, Criminal Girls: Invite Only (2017) came out before The fairy tale you don't know (2021). 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 Criminal Girls: Invite Only and The fairy tale you don't know similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, RPG 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.