Choose Late Shift
Choose Late Shift if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 86% positive across 1,748 reviews.
Late Shift vs Five Dates
Late Shift and Five Dates 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. Late Shift (2017) is 3 years older than Five Dates (2020). Late Shift scores higher on Steam reviews (86% positive) than Five Dates (84% 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 Five Dates
Choose Five Dates if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Five Dates launched in 2020.
Both Late Shift and Five Dates 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
 Late Shift |  Five Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 3.59 USD | 4.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive (1,748 reviews) | 84% positive (551 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | CtrlMovie | Wales Interactive, Good Gate Media |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Late Shift (2017) is 3 years older than Five Dates (2020).
- Late Shift scores higher on Steam reviews (86% positive) than Five Dates (84% positive).
- Late Shift is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Five Dates (3.59 USD vs. 4.49 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Late Shift vs Five Dates — FAQ
- Which is better, Late Shift or Five Dates?
- On Steam reviews Late Shift scores higher (86% positive) than Five Dates (84% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Late Shift is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Late Shift or Five Dates first?
- If you want chronology, Late Shift (2017) came out before Five Dates (2020). 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 Late Shift and Five Dates 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.
- Do Late Shift and Five Dates both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.