Choose A Long Way Home
Choose A Long Way Home if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. A Long Way Home launched in 2016.
A Long Way Home vs Bounce Quest
A Long Way Home and Bounce Quest both land in Indie, 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. A Long Way Home (2016) is 9 years older than Bounce Quest (2025). A Long Way Home is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Bounce Quest (1.99 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 Bounce Quest
Choose Bounce Quest if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Bounce Quest launched in 2025.
Both A Long Way Home and Bounce Quest sit in Indie 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
 A Long Way Home |  Bounce Quest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (15 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Jonathan Mulcahy | NikOrzech |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- A Long Way Home (2016) is 9 years older than Bounce Quest (2025).
- A Long Way Home is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Bounce Quest (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- A Long Way Home is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Bounce Quest has no Deck rating yet.
A Long Way Home vs Bounce Quest — FAQ
- Should I play A Long Way Home or Bounce Quest first?
- If you want chronology, A Long Way Home (2016) came out before Bounce Quest (2025). 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 A Long Way Home and Bounce Quest similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Does A Long Way Home run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — A Long Way Home is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Bounce Quest doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.