Choose Match Connect Challenge
Choose Match Connect Challenge if you want a Sports, Strategy, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 74% cheaper on the Steam Store. Match Connect Challenge launched in 2018.
Match Connect Challenge vs 11 Islands 2: Story of Love
Match Connect Challenge and 11 Islands 2: Story of Love both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Match Connect Challenge (2018) is 4 years older than 11 Islands 2: Story of Love (2022). Match Connect Challenge is currently ~74% cheaper on Steam than 11 Islands 2: Story of Love (1.99 USD vs. 7.64 USD). 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 11 Islands 2: Story of Love
Choose 11 Islands 2: Story of Love if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 11 Islands 2: Story of Love launched in 2022.
Both Match Connect Challenge and 11 Islands 2: Story of Love sit in Action, 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
 Match Connect Challenge |  11 Islands 2: Story of Love | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 7.64 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Boogygames Studios | JoyFul Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Match Connect Challenge (2018) is 4 years older than 11 Islands 2: Story of Love (2022).
- Match Connect Challenge is currently ~74% cheaper on Steam than 11 Islands 2: Story of Love (1.99 USD vs. 7.64 USD).
- 11 Islands 2: Story of Love is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Match Connect Challenge has no Deck rating yet.
Match Connect Challenge vs 11 Islands 2: Story of Love — FAQ
- Should I play Match Connect Challenge or 11 Islands 2: Story of Love first?
- If you want chronology, Match Connect Challenge (2018) came out before 11 Islands 2: Story of Love (2022). 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 Match Connect Challenge and 11 Islands 2: Story of Love similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.