Choose The Crown of Leaves
Choose The Crown of Leaves if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.2% positive across 544 reviews.
The Crown of Leaves vs Storyteller
The Crown of Leaves and Storyteller 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. The Crown of Leaves (2018) is 5 years older than Storyteller (2023). The Crown of Leaves scores higher on Steam reviews (95.2% positive) than Storyteller (86.1% 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 Storyteller
Choose Storyteller if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 3,943 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Crown of Leaves and Storyteller 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
 The Crown of Leaves |  Storyteller | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.2% positive (544 reviews) | 86.1% positive (3,943 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lingrimm | Daniel Benmergui |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- The Crown of Leaves (2018) is 5 years older than Storyteller (2023).
- The Crown of Leaves scores higher on Steam reviews (95.2% positive) than Storyteller (86.1% positive).
- The Crown of Leaves is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Storyteller (5.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Storyteller is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Crown of Leaves has no Deck rating yet.
The Crown of Leaves vs Storyteller — FAQ
- Which is better, The Crown of Leaves or Storyteller?
- On Steam reviews The Crown of Leaves scores higher (95.2% positive) than Storyteller (86.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Crown of Leaves is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Crown of Leaves or Storyteller first?
- If you want chronology, The Crown of Leaves (2018) came out before Storyteller (2023). 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 The Crown of Leaves and Storyteller 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.