Choose The Balcony
Choose The Balcony if you want an Action, Strategy, and Free To Play experience. The Balcony launched in 2018.
The Balcony vs Santa's Visit
The Balcony and Santa's Visit 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. The Balcony (2018) is 1 year older than Santa's Visit (2019). The Balcony scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than Santa's Visit (71.4% positive). 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 Santa's Visit
Choose Santa's Visit if you want an Adventure, Simulation, and Early Access game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Only. Santa's Visit launched in 2019.
Both The Balcony and Santa's Visit sit in Indie and Casual 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
 The Balcony |  Santa's Visit | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive (28 reviews) | 71.4% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Holotna | Mad Bee Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- The Balcony (2018) is 1 year older than Santa's Visit (2019).
- The Balcony scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than Santa's Visit (71.4% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- The Balcony is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Santa's Visit has no Deck rating yet.
The Balcony vs Santa's Visit — FAQ
- Should I play The Balcony or Santa's Visit first?
- If you want chronology, The Balcony (2018) came out before Santa's Visit (2019). 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 The Balcony and Santa's Visit 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.
- Does The Balcony run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Balcony is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Santa's Visit doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.