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Return Home vs Bullet Hell Monday: Black

Return Home and Bullet Hell Monday: Black 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 4 years older than Bullet Hell Monday: Black (2023). Return Home is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Bullet Hell Monday: Black (4.99 USD vs. 8.99 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 Return Home

Choose Return Home if it's currently about 44% cheaper on the Steam Store. Return Home launched in 2019.

Choose Bullet Hell Monday: Black

Choose Bullet Hell Monday: Black if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Bullet Hell Monday: Black launched in 2023.

Both Return Home and Bullet Hell Monday: Black sit in Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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 vs Bullet Hell Monday: Black — Steam metadata comparison
Return Home — Steam game coverReturn HomeBullet Hell Monday: Black — Steam game coverBullet Hell Monday: Black
Released20192023
GenresIndieAction, Indie
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price4.99 USD8.99 USD
Steam reviews5 reviews100% positive (18 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersVerranMasayuki Ito

Side by side

Return Home vs Bullet Hell Monday: Black — FAQ

Should I play Return Home or Bullet Hell Monday: Black first?
If you want chronology, Return Home (2019) came out before Bullet Hell Monday: Black (2023). 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 Bullet Hell Monday: Black 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.
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