Choose Home Brewed
Choose Home Brewed if you want an Indie game with DualShock Controller Support.
Home Brewed vs Pencil Shavings Soup
Home Brewed and Pencil Shavings Soup both land in Simulation, 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 Simulation, Casual on Steam. 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 Pencil Shavings Soup
Choose Pencil Shavings Soup if you want the Save Anytime side of the pairing. Pencil Shavings Soup launched in 2026.
Both Home Brewed and Pencil Shavings Soup sit in Simulation and Casual on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option, 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
 Home Brewed |  Pencil Shavings Soup | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ParryMeDev, EluvianArts | Holographicquad |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
Home Brewed vs Pencil Shavings Soup — FAQ
- Are Home Brewed and Pencil Shavings Soup similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, 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.