Choose A Raven Monologue
Choose A Raven Monologue if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,142 Steam reviews back the pick.
A Raven Monologue vs In Your Books
A Raven Monologue and In Your Books both land in Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. A Raven Monologue (2018) is 4 years older than In Your Books (2022). A Raven Monologue is free; In Your Books is paid (5.99 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 In Your Books
Choose In Your Books if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. In Your Books launched in 2022.
Both A Raven Monologue and In Your Books sit in Indie and Casual 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
 A Raven Monologue |  In Your Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.9% positive (1,142 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mojiken | Underhill |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- A Raven Monologue (2018) is 4 years older than In Your Books (2022).
- A Raven Monologue is free; In Your Books is paid (5.99 USD).
- A Raven Monologue is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; In Your Books has no Deck rating yet.
A Raven Monologue vs In Your Books — FAQ
- Should I play A Raven Monologue or In Your Books first?
- If you want chronology, A Raven Monologue (2018) came out before In Your Books (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 A Raven Monologue and In Your Books similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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 A Raven Monologue free?
- Yes — A Raven Monologue is a free-to-play Steam title. In Your Books is paid (5.99 USD).
- Does A Raven Monologue run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — A Raven Monologue is rated Deck Verified by Valve. In Your Books doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.