Choose Dinner Date
Choose Dinner Date if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dinner Date launched in 2011.
Dinner Date vs The Beginner's Guide
Dinner Date and The Beginner's Guide 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. Dinner Date (2011) is 4 years older than The Beginner's Guide (2015). The Beginner's Guide scores higher on Steam reviews (88.3% positive) than Dinner Date (50.9% 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 The Beginner's Guide
Choose The Beginner's Guide if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.3% positive across 15,195 reviews.
Both Dinner Date and The Beginner's Guide 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
 Dinner Date |  The Beginner's Guide | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2015 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 50.9% positive (381 reviews) | 88.3% positive (15,195 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stout Games | Everything Unlimited Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Dinner Date (2011) is 4 years older than The Beginner's Guide (2015).
- The Beginner's Guide scores higher on Steam reviews (88.3% positive) than Dinner Date (50.9% positive).
- Dinner Date is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than The Beginner's Guide (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- The Beginner's Guide is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Dinner Date has no Deck rating yet.
Dinner Date vs The Beginner's Guide — FAQ
- Which is better, Dinner Date or The Beginner's Guide?
- On Steam reviews The Beginner's Guide scores higher (88.3% positive) than Dinner Date (50.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Beginner's Guide is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Dinner Date or The Beginner's Guide first?
- If you want chronology, Dinner Date (2011) came out before The Beginner's Guide (2015). 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 Dinner Date and The Beginner's Guide 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.