Choose Return Home
Choose Return Home if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Return Home launched in 2019.
Return Home vs N-GON
Return Home and N-GON both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Return Home (2019) is 3 years older than N-GON (2022). N-GON is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Return Home (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD). 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 N-GON
Choose N-GON if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. N-GON launched in 2022.
Both Return Home and N-GON sit in 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
 Return Home |  N-GON | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Verran | quadape |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Return Home (2019) is 3 years older than N-GON (2022).
- N-GON is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Return Home (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Return Home vs N-GON — FAQ
- Should I play Return Home or N-GON first?
- If you want chronology, Return Home (2019) came out before N-GON (2022). 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 Return Home and N-GON similar?
- They overlap on 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.