Choose Time Gap
Choose Time Gap if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Time Gap launched in 2018.
Time Gap vs Inua - A Story in Ice and Time
Time Gap and Inua - A Story in Ice and Time 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. Time Gap (2018) is 4 years older than Inua - A Story in Ice and Time (2022). Inua - A Story in Ice and Time scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Time Gap (65.3% 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 Inua - A Story in Ice and Time
Choose Inua - A Story in Ice and Time if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Inua - A Story in Ice and Time launched in 2022.
Both Time Gap and Inua - A Story in Ice and Time 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
 Time Gap |  Inua - A Story in Ice and Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 65.3% positive (98 reviews) | 90% positive (40 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Absolutist Ltd. | The Pixel Hunt, IKO, ARTE France |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Time Gap (2018) is 4 years older than Inua - A Story in Ice and Time (2022).
- Inua - A Story in Ice and Time scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Time Gap (65.3% positive).
- Time Gap is free; Inua - A Story in Ice and Time is paid (14.99 USD).
- Inua - A Story in Ice and Time is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Time Gap has no Deck rating yet.
Time Gap vs Inua - A Story in Ice and Time — FAQ
- Should I play Time Gap or Inua - A Story in Ice and Time first?
- If you want chronology, Time Gap (2018) came out before Inua - A Story in Ice and Time (2022). 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 Time Gap and Inua - A Story in Ice and Time 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 Time Gap free?
- Yes — Time Gap is a free-to-play Steam title. Inua - A Story in Ice and Time is paid (14.99 USD).