Choose Your Diary +
Choose Your Diary + if you want an Adventure experience. Your Diary + launched in 2018.
Your Diary + vs Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer
Your Diary + and Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer 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. Your Diary + (2018) is 2 years older than Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer (2020). Both sit near 64% positive on Steam (Your Diary +: 31 reviews, Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer: 14). 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 Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer
Choose Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer if it's currently about 95% cheaper on the Steam Store. Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer launched in 2020.
Both Your Diary + and Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (64.5% vs 64.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Your Diary + |  Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 1.19 USD |
| Steam reviews | 64.5% positive (31 reviews) | 64.3% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cube | Ma Ma Software |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Your Diary + (2018) is 2 years older than Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer (2020).
- Both sit near 64% positive on Steam (Your Diary +: 31 reviews, Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer: 14).
- Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer is currently ~95% cheaper on Steam than Your Diary + (1.19 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Your Diary + is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer has no Deck rating yet.
Your Diary + vs Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer — FAQ
- Should I play Your Diary + or Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer first?
- If you want chronology, Your Diary + (2018) came out before Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer (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 Your Diary + and Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer 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.