Choose Dear Home
Choose Dear Home if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dear Home launched in 2020.
Dear Home vs Big Dig Energy
Dear Home and Big Dig Energy 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. Dear Home (2020) is 5 years older than Big Dig Energy (2025). Dear Home is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Big Dig Energy (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Big Dig Energy
Choose Big Dig Energy if you want an Action and Casual game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Big Dig Energy launched in 2025.
Both Dear Home and Big Dig Energy 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
 Dear Home |  Big Dig Energy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 76.6% positive (47 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Growing Seed Games | NuggetSmash |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Dear Home (2020) is 5 years older than Big Dig Energy (2025).
- Dear Home is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Big Dig Energy (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Big Dig Energy has co-op; Dear Home does not.
- Big Dig Energy is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Dear Home has no Deck rating yet.
Dear Home vs Big Dig Energy — FAQ
- Should I play Dear Home or Big Dig Energy first?
- If you want chronology, Dear Home (2020) came out before Big Dig Energy (2025). 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 Big Dig Energy 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 Dear Home have multiplayer like Big Dig Energy?
- No. Big Dig Energy supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op), while Dear Home is listed as single-player only.