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Choose Telling Lies if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Telling Lies and Viy: Retold Story both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Telling Lies (2019) is 2 years older than Viy: Retold Story (2021). Telling Lies is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Viy: Retold Story (4.99 USD vs. 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.
Choose Telling Lies if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Choose Viy: Retold Story if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Viy: Retold Story launched in 2021.
Both Telling Lies and Viy: Retold Story sit in Adventure 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.
Telling Lies | Viy: Retold Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.2% positive (681 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited | Crazy House, Discus Games |
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