Choose Adventures in the Light & Dark
Choose Adventures in the Light & Dark if you want a Casual experience. Adventures in the Light & Dark launched in 2018.
Adventures in the Light & Dark vs Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience
Adventures in the Light & Dark and Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Adventures in the Light & Dark (2018) is 2 years older than Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience (2020). Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience is free; Adventures in the Light & Dark is paid (1.99 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 Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience
Choose Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience launched in 2020.
Both Adventures in the Light & Dark and Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience sit in Indie on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported, 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
 Adventures in the Light & Dark |  Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 97.1% positive (171 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Protoria Studios | vedev |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Adventures in the Light & Dark (2018) is 2 years older than Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience (2020).
- Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience is free; Adventures in the Light & Dark is paid (1.99 USD).
- Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Adventures in the Light & Dark has no Deck rating yet.
Adventures in the Light & Dark vs Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience — FAQ
- Should I play Adventures in the Light & Dark or Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience first?
- If you want chronology, Adventures in the Light & Dark (2018) came out before Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience (2020). 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 Adventures in the Light & Dark and Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience free?
- Yes — Cosmic Flow: A Relaxing VR Experience is a free-to-play Steam title. Adventures in the Light & Dark is paid (1.99 USD).