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missed messages. vs To Be With You

missed messages. and To Be With You both land in Indie, 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, Casual on Steam. missed messages. (2019) is 2 years older than To Be With You (2021). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (missed messages.: 11,169 reviews, To Be With You: 21). 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 missed messages.

Choose missed messages. if you want a Simulation and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 11,169 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose To Be With You

Choose To Be With You if you want a RPG experience. To Be With You launched in 2021.

Both missed messages. and To Be With You sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.8% vs 95.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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missed messages. vs To Be With You — Steam metadata comparison
missed messages. — Steam game covermissed messages.To Be With You — Steam game coverTo Be With You
Released20192021
GenresIndie, Simulation, Free To Play, CasualIndie, RPG, Casual
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam DeckDeck PlayableUnrated
PriceFree to play2.99 USD
Steam reviews95.8% positive (11,169 reviews)95.2% positive (21 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersAngela HeIllus Seed Games

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missed messages. vs To Be With You — FAQ

Should I play missed messages. or To Be With You first?
If you want chronology, missed messages. (2019) came out before To Be With You (2021). 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 missed messages. and To Be With You similar?
They overlap on Indie, 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 missed messages. free?
Yes — missed messages. is a free-to-play Steam title. To Be With You is paid (2.99 USD).
Does missed messages. run on Steam Deck?
Yes — missed messages. is rated Deck Playable by Valve. To Be With You doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
missed messages. vs To Be With You — Verdict (2026) · imho.run