Choose The Longest Journey
Choose The Longest Journey if you want an Action and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,339 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Longest Journey vs The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Longest Journey and The Book of Unwritten Tales 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 Longest Journey (2007) is 5 years older than The Book of Unwritten Tales (2012). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (The Longest Journey: 1,339 reviews, The Book of Unwritten Tales: 958). 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 The Book of Unwritten Tales
Choose The Book of Unwritten Tales if it's the newer release (2012) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Book of Unwritten Tales launched in 2012.
Both The Longest Journey and The Book of Unwritten Tales sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.7% vs 88.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Longest Journey |  The Book of Unwritten Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2012 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (1,339 reviews) | 88.8% positive (958 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Funcom | KING Art |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- The Longest Journey (2007) is 5 years older than The Book of Unwritten Tales (2012).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (The Longest Journey: 1,339 reviews, The Book of Unwritten Tales: 958).
- The Longest Journey is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The Book of Unwritten Tales (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Longest Journey is Deck Unsupported, The Book of Unwritten Tales is Deck Playable.
The Longest Journey vs The Book of Unwritten Tales — FAQ
- Which is better, The Longest Journey or The Book of Unwritten Tales?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Longest Journey sits at 89.7% positive (1,339 reviews), The Book of Unwritten Tales at 88.8% (958). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Longest Journey or The Book of Unwritten Tales first?
- If you want chronology, The Longest Journey (2007) came out before The Book of Unwritten Tales (2012). 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 Longest Journey and The Book of Unwritten Tales 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.