Choose Xenologia
Choose Xenologia if you want the Narrated Game Menus side of the pairing. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.
Xenologia vs What Was Lost
Xenologia and What Was Lost both land in Adventure 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 Adventure games on Steam. What Was Lost has co-op; Xenologia does not. 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 What Was Lost
Choose What Was Lost if you want an Indie and Early Access game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Subtitle Options. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Xenologia and What Was Lost sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Adjustable Text Size, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input, 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
 Xenologia |  What Was Lost | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | TheNeonWerewolf | Stan Hung |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- What Was Lost has co-op; Xenologia does not.
Xenologia vs What Was Lost — FAQ
- Are Xenologia and What Was Lost similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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 Xenologia have multiplayer like What Was Lost?
- No. What Was Lost supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Xenologia is listed as single-player only.