Choose Mavi's Journey
Choose Mavi's Journey if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Mavi's Journey launched in 2018.
Mavi's Journey vs 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home
Mavi's Journey and 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home both land in Indie, RPG, Casual 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, RPG, Casual on Steam. Mavi's Journey (2018) is 5 years older than 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home (2023). Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Mavi's Journey: 14 reviews, 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home: 11). 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 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home
Choose 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home launched in 2023.
Both Mavi's Journey and 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home sit in Indie, RPG, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (100% vs 100% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Mavi's Journey |  真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (14 reviews) | 100% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | aburasobabiyori | 柚原堂 |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG, Casual on Steam.
- Mavi's Journey (2018) is 5 years older than 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home (2023).
- Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Mavi's Journey: 14 reviews, 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home: 11).
- Mavi's Journey is free; 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home is paid (6.99 USD).
- Mavi's Journey is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home has no Deck rating yet.
Mavi's Journey vs 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home — FAQ
- Should I play Mavi's Journey or 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home first?
- If you want chronology, Mavi's Journey (2018) came out before 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home (2023). 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 Mavi's Journey and 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home similar?
- They overlap on Indie, RPG, Casual 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 Mavi's Journey free?
- Yes — Mavi's Journey is a free-to-play Steam title. 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home is paid (6.99 USD).
- Does Mavi's Journey run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Mavi's Journey is rated Deck Verified by Valve. 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.