Choose Lake of Voices
Choose Lake of Voices if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Lake of Voices launched in 2018.
Lake of Voices vs Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!?
Lake of Voices and Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? 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. Lake of Voices is free; Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? is paid (Price unknown). Lake of Voices is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? 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 Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!?
Choose Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime side of the pairing.
Both Lake of Voices and Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? 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
 Lake of Voices |  Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | — |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 95.9% positive (485 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | GB Patch Games | AKA Space |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Lake of Voices is free; Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? is paid (Price unknown).
- Lake of Voices is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? has no Deck rating yet.
Lake of Voices vs Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? — FAQ
- Are Lake of Voices and Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? 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.
- Is Lake of Voices free?
- Yes — Lake of Voices is a free-to-play Steam title. Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Lake of Voices run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Lake of Voices is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Help! I Tried to Summon the Perfect Boyfriend and Messed Up so I Summoned a Demon Instead!?!? doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.