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Emily Wants To Play vs The Mannequin Forest

Emily Wants To Play and The Mannequin Forest both land in Action, Indie 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 Action, Indie on Steam. Emily Wants To Play (2015) is 11 years older than The Mannequin Forest (2026). Emily Wants To Play is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Mannequin Forest has no Deck rating yet. 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 Emily Wants To Play

Choose Emily Wants To Play if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Simulation game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Emily Wants To Play launched in 2015.

Choose The Mannequin Forest

Choose The Mannequin Forest if you want the DualShock Controller Support and DualSense Controller Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Mannequin Forest launched in 2026.

Both Emily Wants To Play and The Mannequin Forest sit in Action and Indie 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

Emily Wants To Play vs The Mannequin Forest — Steam metadata comparison
Emily Wants To Play — Steam game coverEmily Wants To PlayThe Mannequin Forest — Steam game coverThe Mannequin Forest
Released20152026
GenresAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, CasualAction, Indie
PlatformsWindows, macOSWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price4.99 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews77.1% positive (943 reviews)—
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersShawn HitchcockAugust Studios

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Emily Wants To Play vs The Mannequin Forest — FAQ

Should I play Emily Wants To Play or The Mannequin Forest first?
If you want chronology, Emily Wants To Play (2015) came out before The Mannequin Forest (2026). 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 Emily Wants To Play and The Mannequin Forest similar?
They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Emily Wants To Play run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Emily Wants To Play is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Mannequin Forest doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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