Choose Telling Lies
Choose Telling Lies if you want a Simulation experience. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Telling Lies vs What happened to Kate
Telling Lies and What happened to Kate both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Telling Lies (2019) is 5 years older than What happened to Kate (2024). What happened to Kate is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Telling Lies (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 What happened to Kate
Choose What happened to Kate if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. What happened to Kate launched in 2024.
Both Telling Lies and What happened to Kate sit in Indie and 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Telling Lies |  What happened to Kate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.2% positive (681 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited | Makeen Technology |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Telling Lies (2019) is 5 years older than What happened to Kate (2024).
- What happened to Kate is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Telling Lies (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; What happened to Kate has no Deck rating yet.
Telling Lies vs What happened to Kate — FAQ
- Should I play Telling Lies or What happened to Kate first?
- If you want chronology, Telling Lies (2019) came out before What happened to Kate (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 What happened to Kate similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.