Choose MANDAGON
Choose MANDAGON if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 3,891 Steam reviews back the pick.
MANDAGON vs Letters Past
MANDAGON and Letters Past both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Adventure on Steam. MANDAGON (2016) is 10 years older than Letters Past (2026). MANDAGON is free; Letters Past is paid (Price unknown). 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 Letters Past
Choose Letters Past if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Letters Past launched in 2026.
Both MANDAGON and Letters Past sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 MANDAGON |  Letters Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 94.6% positive (3,891 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Blind Sky Studios | Forestherd |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- MANDAGON (2016) is 10 years older than Letters Past (2026).
- MANDAGON is free; Letters Past is paid (Price unknown).
- MANDAGON is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Letters Past has no Deck rating yet.
MANDAGON vs Letters Past — FAQ
- Should I play MANDAGON or Letters Past first?
- If you want chronology, MANDAGON (2016) came out before Letters Past (2026). 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 MANDAGON and Letters Past similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.
- Is MANDAGON free?
- Yes — MANDAGON is a free-to-play Steam title. Letters Past is paid (Price unknown).
- Does MANDAGON run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — MANDAGON is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Letters Past doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.