Choose The Mind of Marlo
Choose The Mind of Marlo if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Mind of Marlo launched in 2017.
The Mind of Marlo vs How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness
The Mind of Marlo and How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. The Mind of Marlo (2017) is 1 year older than How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness (2018). Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (The Mind of Marlo: 178 reviews, How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness: 467). 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 How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness
Choose How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness if you want a Free To Play experience. How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness launched in 2018.
Both The Mind of Marlo and How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.1% vs 91.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Mind of Marlo |  How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 92.1% positive (178 reviews) | 91.6% positive (467 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Point Bleep Studios | Point Bleep Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Mind of Marlo (2017) is 1 year older than How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness (2018).
- Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (The Mind of Marlo: 178 reviews, How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness: 467).
- Both are free to play.
- The Mind of Marlo is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness has no Deck rating yet.
The Mind of Marlo vs How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness — FAQ
- Which is better, The Mind of Marlo or How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Mind of Marlo sits at 92.1% positive (178 reviews), How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness at 91.6% (467). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Mind of Marlo or How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness first?
- If you want chronology, The Mind of Marlo (2017) came out before How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness (2018). 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 The Mind of Marlo and How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does The Mind of Marlo run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Mind of Marlo is rated Deck Playable by Valve. How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.