Choose A Date in the Park
Choose A Date in the Park if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,317 Steam reviews back the pick.
A Date in the Park vs What Happened to Lily?
A Date in the Park and What Happened to Lily? both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. A Date in the Park (2016) is 9 years older than What Happened to Lily? (2025). A Date in the Park scores higher on Steam reviews (87.2% positive) than What Happened to Lily? (82.4% positive). 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 What Happened to Lily?
Choose What Happened to Lily? if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. What Happened to Lily? launched in 2025.
Both A Date in the Park and What Happened to Lily? sit in 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
 A Date in the Park |  What Happened to Lily? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.2% positive (1,317 reviews) | 82.4% positive (51 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cloak and Dagger Games | Montee Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- A Date in the Park (2016) is 9 years older than What Happened to Lily? (2025).
- A Date in the Park scores higher on Steam reviews (87.2% positive) than What Happened to Lily? (82.4% positive).
- A Date in the Park is free; What Happened to Lily? is paid (3.99 USD).
- A Date in the Park is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; What Happened to Lily? has no Deck rating yet.
A Date in the Park vs What Happened to Lily? — FAQ
- Should I play A Date in the Park or What Happened to Lily? first?
- If you want chronology, A Date in the Park (2016) came out before What Happened to Lily? (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 Date in the Park and What Happened to Lily? similar?
- They overlap on 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 A Date in the Park free?
- Yes — A Date in the Park is a free-to-play Steam title. What Happened to Lily? is paid (3.99 USD).
- Does A Date in the Park run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — A Date in the Park is rated Deck Playable by Valve. What Happened to Lily? doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.