Choose Love Letter
Choose Love Letter if it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. Love Letter launched in 2018.
Love Letter vs Wingspan
Love Letter and Wingspan both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Love Letter (2018) is 2 years older than Wingspan (2020). Wingspan scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Love Letter (92.7% positive). 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 Wingspan
Choose Wingspan if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards, Steam Turn Notifications, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95% positive across 6,321 reviews.
Both Love Letter and Wingspan sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Love Letter |  Wingspan | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.7% positive (123 reviews) | 95% positive (6,321 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Nomad Games | Monster Couch |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Love Letter (2018) is 2 years older than Wingspan (2020).
- Wingspan scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Love Letter (92.7% positive).
- Love Letter is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Wingspan (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Wingspan has co-op; Love Letter does not.
- Steam Deck: Love Letter is Deck Playable, Wingspan is Deck Verified.
Love Letter vs Wingspan — FAQ
- Which is better, Love Letter or Wingspan?
- On Steam reviews Wingspan scores higher (95% positive) than Love Letter (92.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Wingspan is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Love Letter or Wingspan first?
- If you want chronology, Love Letter (2018) came out before Wingspan (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 Love Letter and Wingspan similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.