Choose Dear Home
Choose Dear Home if you want an Adventure experience. Dear Home launched in 2020.
Dear Home vs Nine Lives
Dear Home and Nine Lives 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. Both released in 2020. Nine Lives is free; Dear Home is paid (4.99 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 Nine Lives
Choose Nine Lives if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Nine Lives launched in 2020.
Both Dear Home and Nine Lives sit in Indie 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
 Dear Home |  Nine Lives | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Growing Seed Games | Siddharth Sivaraman |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2020.
- Nine Lives is free; Dear Home is paid (4.99 USD).
Dear Home vs Nine Lives — FAQ
- Are Dear Home and Nine Lives 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 Nine Lives free?
- Yes — Nine Lives is a free-to-play Steam title. Dear Home is paid (4.99 USD).