Choose Telling Lies
Choose Telling Lies if you want an Adventure and Simulation experience. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Telling Lies vs In Memoriam
Telling Lies and In Memoriam 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 5 years older than In Memoriam (2024). Telling Lies is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than In Memoriam (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.
Which should you pick?
Choose In Memoriam
Choose In Memoriam if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. In Memoriam launched in 2024.
Both Telling Lies and In Memoriam 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 |  In Memoriam | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.2% positive (681 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited | MoCaps |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Telling Lies (2019) is 5 years older than In Memoriam (2024).
- Telling Lies is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than In Memoriam (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; In Memoriam has no Deck rating yet.
Telling Lies vs In Memoriam — FAQ
- Should I play Telling Lies or In Memoriam first?
- If you want chronology, Telling Lies (2019) came out before In Memoriam (2024). 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 In Memoriam 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.