Choose Night Lights
Choose Night Lights if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Night Lights launched in 2019.
Night Lights vs Catch the dustling
Night Lights and Catch the dustling both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Night Lights (2019) is 5 years older than Catch the dustling (2024). Night Lights is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Catch the dustling (1.49 USD vs. 1.99 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 Catch the dustling
Choose Catch the dustling if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Catch the dustling launched in 2024.
Both Night Lights and Catch the dustling sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual 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
 Night Lights |  Catch the dustling | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.49 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.7% positive (30 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | — | City Mage Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Night Lights (2019) is 5 years older than Catch the dustling (2024).
- Night Lights is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Catch the dustling (1.49 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
Night Lights vs Catch the dustling — FAQ
- Should I play Night Lights or Catch the dustling first?
- If you want chronology, Night Lights (2019) came out before Catch the dustling (2024). 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 Night Lights and Catch the dustling similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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.