Choose Lake of Voices
Choose Lake of Voices if you want a Casual experience. Lake of Voices launched in 2018.
Lake of Voices vs Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant
Lake of Voices and Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant both land in Indie, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Lake of Voices (2018) is 8 years older than Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant (2026). Both are free to play. 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 Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant
Choose Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant if you want a Simulation game with DualShock Controller Support, Custom Volume Controls, and Narrated Game Menus. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant launched in 2026.
Both Lake of Voices and Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant sit in Indie and Free To Play 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
 Lake of Voices |  Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 95.9% positive (485 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | GB Patch Games | Nefferinthia |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Lake of Voices (2018) is 8 years older than Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- Lake of Voices is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant has no Deck rating yet.
Lake of Voices vs Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant — FAQ
- Should I play Lake of Voices or Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant first?
- If you want chronology, Lake of Voices (2018) came out before Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant (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 Lake of Voices and Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Free To Play 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.
- Does Lake of Voices run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Lake of Voices is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.