Choose Dear Home
Choose Dear Home if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dear Home launched in 2020.
Dear Home vs Minecraft Dungeons
Dear Home and Minecraft Dungeons both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Dear Home (2020) is 1 year older than Minecraft Dungeons (2021). Dear Home is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Minecraft Dungeons (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Minecraft Dungeons
Choose Minecraft Dungeons if you want an Action and RPG game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 6,817 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Dear Home and Minecraft Dungeons sit in 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
 Dear Home |  Minecraft Dungeons | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 91.8% positive (6,817 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Growing Seed Games | Mojang Studios, Double Eleven |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Dear Home (2020) is 1 year older than Minecraft Dungeons (2021).
- Dear Home is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Minecraft Dungeons (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Minecraft Dungeons has co-op; Dear Home does not.
- Minecraft Dungeons is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Dear Home has no Deck rating yet.
Dear Home vs Minecraft Dungeons — FAQ
- Should I play Dear Home or Minecraft Dungeons first?
- If you want chronology, Dear Home (2020) came out before Minecraft Dungeons (2021). 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 Dear Home and Minecraft Dungeons similar?
- They overlap on 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 Dear Home have multiplayer like Minecraft Dungeons?
- No. Minecraft Dungeons supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Dear Home is listed as single-player only.