Choose Telling Lies
Choose Telling Lies if you want a Simulation experience. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Telling Lies vs Secrets Of Suburbia
Telling Lies and Secrets Of Suburbia 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 7 years older than Secrets Of Suburbia (2026). Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Secrets Of Suburbia has no Deck rating yet. 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 Secrets Of Suburbia
Choose Secrets Of Suburbia if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Secrets Of Suburbia launched in 2026.
Both Telling Lies and Secrets Of Suburbia 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 |  Secrets Of Suburbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 61.2% positive (681 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited | coolmysterydev |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Telling Lies (2019) is 7 years older than Secrets Of Suburbia (2026).
- Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Secrets Of Suburbia has no Deck rating yet.
Telling Lies vs Secrets Of Suburbia — FAQ
- Should I play Telling Lies or Secrets Of Suburbia first?
- If you want chronology, Telling Lies (2019) came out before Secrets Of Suburbia (2026). 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 Secrets Of Suburbia 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.