Choose Telling Lies
Choose Telling Lies if you want an Adventure and Simulation experience. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Telling Lies vs Conspiracy!
Telling Lies and Conspiracy! 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. Telling Lies (2019) is 2 years older than Conspiracy! (2021). Conspiracy! scores higher on Steam reviews (68.3% positive) than Telling Lies (61.2% positive). 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 Conspiracy!
Choose Conspiracy! if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Conspiracy! launched in 2021.
Both Telling Lies and Conspiracy! sit in Indie 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
 Telling Lies |  Conspiracy! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.2% positive (681 reviews) | 68.3% positive (41 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited | Owlskip Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Telling Lies (2019) is 2 years older than Conspiracy! (2021).
- Conspiracy! scores higher on Steam reviews (68.3% positive) than Telling Lies (61.2% positive).
- Conspiracy! is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Telling Lies (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Conspiracy! has no Deck rating yet.
Telling Lies vs Conspiracy! — FAQ
- Should I play Telling Lies or Conspiracy! first?
- If you want chronology, Telling Lies (2019) came out before Conspiracy! (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 Telling Lies and Conspiracy! 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.