Should I play All Our Asias or Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale first?

If you want chronology, All Our Asias (2018) came out before Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale (2021). 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 All Our Asias and Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale similar?

They overlap on Indie, 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.

Is All Our Asias free?

Yes — All Our Asias is a free-to-play Steam title. Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale is paid (1.99 USD).

All Our Asias vs Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale

All Our Asias and Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale both land in Indie, 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, RPG on Steam. All Our Asias (2018) is 3 years older than Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale (2021). All Our Asias is free; Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale is paid (1.99 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 All Our Asias

Choose All Our Asias if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. All Our Asias launched in 2018.

Choose Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale

Choose Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale launched in 2021.

Both All Our Asias and Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale sit in Indie and RPG 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.

All Our Asias vs Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale — Steam metadata comparison
	All Our Asias	Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale
Released	2018	2021
Genres	Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play	Indie, RPG
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Unrated	Unrated
Price	Free to play	1.99 USD
Steam reviews	79.7% positive (143 reviews)	—
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Melos Han-Tani	JBO Media, Angel Star Studios

Side by side

Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
All Our Asias (2018) is 3 years older than Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale (2021).
All Our Asias is free; Karakuri-kun: A Japanese Tale is paid (1.99 USD).