Choose Silhouette: Chapter One
Choose Silhouette: Chapter One if you want an Early Access experience. Silhouette: Chapter One launched in 2016.
Silhouette: Chapter One vs Telling Lies
Silhouette: Chapter One and Telling Lies 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. Silhouette: Chapter One (2016) is 3 years older than Telling Lies (2019). Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Silhouette: Chapter One has no Deck rating yet. 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 Telling Lies
Choose Telling Lies if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Both Silhouette: Chapter One and Telling Lies 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
 Silhouette: Chapter One |  Telling Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 61.2% positive (681 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Apeirogon Games | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Silhouette: Chapter One (2016) is 3 years older than Telling Lies (2019).
- Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Silhouette: Chapter One has no Deck rating yet.
Silhouette: Chapter One vs Telling Lies — FAQ
- Should I play Silhouette: Chapter One or Telling Lies first?
- If you want chronology, Silhouette: Chapter One (2016) came out before Telling Lies (2019). 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 Silhouette: Chapter One and Telling Lies 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.