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Loca-Love My Cute Roommate vs The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2

Loca-Love My Cute Roommate and The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 both land in Adventure, Casual 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 Adventure, Casual on Steam. Loca-Love My Cute Roommate (2018) is 1 year older than The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 (2019). Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Loca-Love My Cute Roommate: 39 reviews, The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2: 27). 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 Loca-Love My Cute Roommate

Choose Loca-Love My Cute Roommate if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Loca-Love My Cute Roommate launched in 2018.

Choose The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2

Choose The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 launched in 2019.

Both Loca-Love My Cute Roommate and The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 sit in Adventure and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.3% vs 92.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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Loca-Love My Cute Roommate vs The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 — Steam metadata comparison
Loca-Love My Cute Roommate — Steam game coverLoca-Love My Cute RoommateThe Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 — Steam game coverThe Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2
Released20182019
GenresAdventure, CasualAdventure, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedDeck Verified
Price9.99 USD19.99 USD
Steam reviews92.3% positive (39 reviews)92.6% positive (27 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersFrontwingTOKYOTOON

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Loca-Love My Cute Roommate vs The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 — FAQ

Should I play Loca-Love My Cute Roommate or The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 first?
If you want chronology, Loca-Love My Cute Roommate (2018) came out before The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 (2019). 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 Loca-Love My Cute Roommate and The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 similar?
They overlap on Adventure, Casual 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.
Do Loca-Love My Cute Roommate and The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 both run on Steam Deck?
Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.