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Close Me vs A letter to you!

Close Me and A letter to you! both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Close Me (2017) is 3 years older than A letter to you! (2020). Close Me is currently ~89% cheaper on Steam than A letter to you! (0.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD). 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 Close Me

Choose Close Me if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 89% cheaper on the Steam Store. Close Me launched in 2017.

Choose A letter to you!

Choose A letter to you! if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. A letter to you! launched in 2020.

Both Close Me and A letter to you! sit in Indie 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

Close Me vs A letter to you! — Steam metadata comparison
Close Me — Steam game coverClose MeA letter to you! — Steam game coverA letter to you!
Released20172020
GenresIndie, AdventureAction, Indie
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price0.99 USD8.99 USD
Steam reviews75.6% positive (45 reviews)9 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersYai GameworksSavage Howl

Side by side

Close Me vs A letter to you! — FAQ

Should I play Close Me or A letter to you! first?
If you want chronology, Close Me (2017) came out before A letter to you! (2020). 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 Close Me and A letter to you! similar?
They overlap on Indie 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.
Close Me vs A letter to you! — Verdict (2026) · imho.run