Choose Altero
Choose Altero if you want an Adventure experience. Altero launched in 2022.
Altero vs This is Love
Altero and This is Love 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. Altero (2022) is 3 years older than This is Love (2025). Altero is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than This is Love (6.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD). 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 This is Love
Choose This is Love if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. This is Love launched in 2025.
Both Altero and This is Love sit in Indie 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
 Altero |  This is Love | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.3% positive (16 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sergio Schiavo | Monsterdium Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Altero (2022) is 3 years older than This is Love (2025).
- Altero is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than This is Love (6.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
Altero vs This is Love — FAQ
- Should I play Altero or This is Love first?
- If you want chronology, Altero (2022) came out before This is Love (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 Altero and This is Love 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.