Choose Kukui
Choose Kukui if you want a Free To Play experience. Kukui launched in 2017.
Kukui vs It follows you
Kukui and It follows you both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Kukui (2017) is 5 years older than It follows you (2022). Both sit near 50% positive on Steam (Kukui: 18 reviews, It follows you: 18). 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 It follows you
Choose It follows you if you want an Action and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. It follows you launched in 2022.
Both Kukui and It follows you sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (50% vs 50% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Kukui |  It follows you | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 50% positive (18 reviews) | 50% positive (18 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Yasmany Roman, Miguel Roman | Boom Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Kukui (2017) is 5 years older than It follows you (2022).
- Both sit near 50% positive on Steam (Kukui: 18 reviews, It follows you: 18).
Kukui vs It follows you — FAQ
- Should I play Kukui or It follows you first?
- If you want chronology, Kukui (2017) came out before It follows you (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 Kukui and It follows you similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG 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.