Choose Lucid9: Inciting Incident
Choose Lucid9: Inciting Incident if you want a 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 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
Lucid9: Inciting Incident and The Test: Hypothesis Rising 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. Lucid9: Inciting Incident (2016) is 4 years older than The Test: Hypothesis Rising (2020). The Test: Hypothesis Rising scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Lucid9: Inciting Incident (91.7% 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 Test: Hypothesis Rising
Choose The Test: Hypothesis Rising if you want an Indie, Adventure, and RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.7% positive across 5,459 reviews.
Both Lucid9: Inciting Incident and The Test: Hypothesis Rising sit in Simulation and 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 |  The Test: Hypothesis Rising | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.7% positive (888 reviews) | 97.7% positive (5,459 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fallen Snow Studios | Randumb Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Lucid9: Inciting Incident (2016) is 4 years older than The Test: Hypothesis Rising (2020).
- The Test: Hypothesis Rising scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Lucid9: Inciting Incident (91.7% positive).
- Lucid9: Inciting Incident is free; The Test: Hypothesis Rising is paid (1.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Lucid9: Inciting Incident is Deck Playable, The Test: Hypothesis Rising is Deck Verified.
Lucid9: Inciting Incident vs The Test: Hypothesis Rising — FAQ
- Which is better, Lucid9: Inciting Incident or The Test: Hypothesis Rising?
- On Steam reviews The Test: Hypothesis Rising scores higher (97.7% positive) than Lucid9: Inciting Incident (91.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Test: Hypothesis Rising is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Lucid9: Inciting Incident or The Test: Hypothesis Rising first?
- If you want chronology, Lucid9: Inciting Incident (2016) came out before The Test: Hypothesis Rising (2020). 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 The Test: Hypothesis Rising 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.
- Is Lucid9: Inciting Incident free?
- Yes — Lucid9: Inciting Incident is a free-to-play Steam title. The Test: Hypothesis Rising is paid (1.99 USD).