Should I play No Longer Home or Short Short Fictions first?

If you want chronology, No Longer Home (2021) came out before Short Short Fictions (2026). 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 No Longer Home and Short Short Fictions 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.

Does No Longer Home run on Steam Deck?

Yes — No Longer Home is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Short Short Fictions doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.

No Longer Home vs Short Short Fictions

No Longer Home and Short Short Fictions 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. No Longer Home (2021) is 5 years older than Short Short Fictions (2026). No Longer Home is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Short Short Fictions has no Deck rating yet. 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 No Longer Home

Choose No Longer Home if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. No Longer Home launched in 2021.

Choose Short Short Fictions

Choose Short Short Fictions if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Short Short Fictions launched in 2026.

Both No Longer Home and Short Short Fictions 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.

No Longer Home vs Short Short Fictions — Steam metadata comparison
	No Longer Home	Short Short Fictions
Released	2021	2026
Genres	Indie, Adventure, Casual	Indie, Adventure, Casual
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Unrated
Price	14.99 USD	Price unknown
Steam reviews	62% positive (171 reviews)	—
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Humble Grove, Hana Lee, Cel Davison, Adrienne Lombardo, Eli Rainsberry	room6, 密輸水産

Side by side

Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
No Longer Home (2021) is 5 years older than Short Short Fictions (2026).
No Longer Home is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Short Short Fictions has no Deck rating yet.