Choose Lucid9: Inciting Incident
Choose Lucid9: Inciting Incident if you want a Simulation and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Lucid9: Inciting Incident launched in 2016.
Lucid9: Inciting Incident vs Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel
Lucid9: Inciting Incident and Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Lucid9: Inciting Incident (2016) is 3 years older than Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel (2019). Lucid9: Inciting Incident scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel (70.6% 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 Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel
Choose Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel launched in 2019.
Both Lucid9: Inciting Incident and Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel sit in Casual 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
 Lucid9: Inciting Incident |  Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.7% positive (888 reviews) | 70.6% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fallen Snow Studios | SilverTabbyCat - Visual Novel Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Lucid9: Inciting Incident (2016) is 3 years older than Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel (2019).
- Lucid9: Inciting Incident scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel (70.6% positive).
- Lucid9: Inciting Incident is free; Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel is paid (3.99 USD).
- Lucid9: Inciting Incident is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel has no Deck rating yet.
Lucid9: Inciting Incident vs Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel — FAQ
- Should I play Lucid9: Inciting Incident or Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel first?
- If you want chronology, Lucid9: Inciting Incident (2016) came out before Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel (2019). 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 Lucid9: Inciting Incident and Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Lucid9: Inciting Incident free?
- Yes — Lucid9: Inciting Incident is a free-to-play Steam title. Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel is paid (3.99 USD).
- Does Lucid9: Inciting Incident run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Lucid9: Inciting Incident is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Trials of Harmony ~ A Found Phone Mystery Visual Novel doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.