Choose Emily Wants to Play Too
Choose Emily Wants to Play Too if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 77% cheaper on the Steam Store. Emily Wants to Play Too launched in 2017.
Emily Wants to Play Too vs MADiSON
Emily Wants to Play Too and MADiSON both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Emily Wants to Play Too (2017) is 5 years older than MADiSON (2022). Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Emily Wants to Play Too: 191 reviews, MADiSON: 1,147). 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 MADiSON
Choose MADiSON if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,147 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Emily Wants to Play Too and MADiSON sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.3% vs 85.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Emily Wants to Play Too |  MADiSON | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 34.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.3% positive (191 reviews) | 85.8% positive (1,147 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Shawn Hitchcock | BLOODIOUS GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Emily Wants to Play Too (2017) is 5 years older than MADiSON (2022).
- Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Emily Wants to Play Too: 191 reviews, MADiSON: 1,147).
- Emily Wants to Play Too is currently ~77% cheaper on Steam than MADiSON (7.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Emily Wants to Play Too is Deck Playable, MADiSON is Deck Verified.
Emily Wants to Play Too vs MADiSON — FAQ
- Which is better, Emily Wants to Play Too or MADiSON?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Emily Wants to Play Too sits at 85.3% positive (191 reviews), MADiSON at 85.8% (1,147). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Emily Wants to Play Too or MADiSON first?
- If you want chronology, Emily Wants to Play Too (2017) came out before MADiSON (2022). 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 Emily Wants to Play Too and MADiSON similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.