Choose Ascendant Hearts
Choose Ascendant Hearts if you want an Adventure experience. Ascendant Hearts launched in 2018.
Ascendant Hearts vs Tomboys Need Love Too!
Ascendant Hearts and Tomboys Need Love Too! both land in Indie, 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, Casual on Steam. Tomboys Need Love Too! (2017) is 1 year older than Ascendant Hearts (2018). Tomboys Need Love Too! scores higher on Steam reviews (87.8% positive) than Ascendant Hearts (86.7% 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 Tomboys Need Love Too!
Choose Tomboys Need Love Too! if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Tomboys Need Love Too! launched in 2017.
Both Ascendant Hearts and Tomboys Need Love Too! sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (86.7% vs 87.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ascendant Hearts |  Tomboys Need Love Too! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.7% positive (75 reviews) | 87.8% positive (148 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Visualnoveler | Zetsubou |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Tomboys Need Love Too! (2017) is 1 year older than Ascendant Hearts (2018).
- Tomboys Need Love Too! scores higher on Steam reviews (87.8% positive) than Ascendant Hearts (86.7% positive).
- Tomboys Need Love Too! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Ascendant Hearts (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Tomboys Need Love Too! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Ascendant Hearts has no Deck rating yet.
Ascendant Hearts vs Tomboys Need Love Too! — FAQ
- Should I play Ascendant Hearts or Tomboys Need Love Too! first?
- If you want chronology, Tomboys Need Love Too! (2017) came out before Ascendant Hearts (2018). 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 Ascendant Hearts and Tomboys Need Love Too! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.