Choose Doodle Date
Choose Doodle Date if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Doodle Date launched in 2018.
Doodle Date vs My Sweet! Housemate
Doodle Date and My Sweet! Housemate both land in Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Doodle Date (2018) is 6 years older than My Sweet! Housemate (2024). My Sweet! Housemate scores higher on Steam reviews (98% positive) than Doodle Date (72.2% 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 My Sweet! Housemate
Choose My Sweet! Housemate if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 98% positive across 202 reviews.
Both Doodle Date and My Sweet! Housemate sit in Indie and Simulation 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
 Doodle Date |  My Sweet! Housemate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.2% positive (259 reviews) | 98% positive (202 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nicholas Lives | sourmilk, ghost-realms |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Doodle Date (2018) is 6 years older than My Sweet! Housemate (2024).
- My Sweet! Housemate scores higher on Steam reviews (98% positive) than Doodle Date (72.2% positive).
- Doodle Date is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than My Sweet! Housemate (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Doodle Date vs My Sweet! Housemate — FAQ
- Which is better, Doodle Date or My Sweet! Housemate?
- On Steam reviews My Sweet! Housemate scores higher (98% positive) than Doodle Date (72.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, My Sweet! Housemate is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Doodle Date or My Sweet! Housemate first?
- If you want chronology, Doodle Date (2018) came out before My Sweet! Housemate (2024). 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 Doodle Date and My Sweet! Housemate similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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.