Choose Manifold Garden
Choose Manifold Garden if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 4,329 Steam reviews back the pick.
Manifold Garden vs Fake Illusions
Manifold Garden and Fake Illusions 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. Both released in 2020. Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Manifold Garden: 4,329 reviews, Fake Illusions: 19). 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 Fake Illusions
Choose Fake Illusions if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Fake Illusions launched in 2020.
Both Manifold Garden and Fake Illusions sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.1% vs 94.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Manifold Garden |  Fake Illusions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (4,329 reviews) | 94.7% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | William Chyr Studio | Auroriax |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2020.
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Manifold Garden: 4,329 reviews, Fake Illusions: 19).
- Fake Illusions is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Manifold Garden (5.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Manifold Garden is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Fake Illusions has no Deck rating yet.
Manifold Garden vs Fake Illusions — FAQ
- Are Manifold Garden and Fake Illusions 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.
- Does Manifold Garden run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Manifold Garden is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Fake Illusions doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.