Choose Return Home
Choose Return Home if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Return Home launched in 2019.
Return Home vs A Circle Among Squares
Return Home and A Circle Among Squares 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 2 years older than A Circle Among Squares (2021). Return Home is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than A Circle Among Squares (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 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 A Circle Among Squares
Choose A Circle Among Squares if you want an Action and Casual experience. A Circle Among Squares launched in 2021.
Both Return Home and A Circle Among Squares 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 |  A Circle Among Squares | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Verran | Silent Circle Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Return Home (2019) is 2 years older than A Circle Among Squares (2021).
- Return Home is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than A Circle Among Squares (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
Return Home vs A Circle Among Squares — FAQ
- Should I play Return Home or A Circle Among Squares first?
- If you want chronology, Return Home (2019) came out before A Circle Among Squares (2021). 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 A Circle Among Squares 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.