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Someday You'll Return vs The Curiosity

Someday You'll Return and The Curiosity both land in Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Someday You'll Return (2020) is 4 years older than The Curiosity (2024). Someday You'll Return is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Curiosity has no Deck rating yet. 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 Someday You'll Return

Choose Someday You'll Return if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Someday You'll Return launched in 2020.

Choose The Curiosity

Choose The Curiosity if you want an Action and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Curiosity launched in 2024.

Both Someday You'll Return and The Curiosity sit in Indie and Adventure 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

Someday You'll Return vs The Curiosity — Steam metadata comparison
Someday You'll Return — Steam game coverSomeday You'll ReturnThe Curiosity — Steam game coverThe Curiosity
Released20202024
GenresIndie, AdventureAction, Indie, Adventure, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableUnrated
PricePrice unknown2.99 USD
Steam reviews82.9% positive (210 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersCBE softwareYuiami Games

Side by side

Someday You'll Return vs The Curiosity — FAQ

Should I play Someday You'll Return or The Curiosity first?
If you want chronology, Someday You'll Return (2020) came out before The Curiosity (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 Someday You'll Return and The Curiosity similar?
They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 Someday You'll Return run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Someday You'll Return is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Curiosity doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
Someday You'll Return vs The Curiosity — Verdict (2026) · imho.run