Choose At Home Alone
Choose At Home Alone if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. At Home Alone launched in 2018.
At Home Alone vs At Home Alone II
At Home Alone and At Home Alone II both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. At Home Alone (2018) is 1 year older than At Home Alone II (2019). Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (At Home Alone: 939 reviews, At Home Alone II: 70). 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 At Home Alone II
Choose At Home Alone II if it matches what drew you to this matchup. At Home Alone II launched in 2019.
Both At Home Alone and At Home Alone II sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.5% vs 82.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 At Home Alone |  At Home Alone II | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.5% positive (939 reviews) | 82.9% positive (70 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 阿正不经 | 阿正不经 |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- At Home Alone (2018) is 1 year older than At Home Alone II (2019).
- Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (At Home Alone: 939 reviews, At Home Alone II: 70).
- At Home Alone is free; At Home Alone II is paid (1.99 USD).
- At Home Alone is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; At Home Alone II has no Deck rating yet.
At Home Alone vs At Home Alone II — FAQ
- Should I play At Home Alone or At Home Alone II first?
- If you want chronology, At Home Alone (2018) came out before At Home Alone II (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 At Home Alone and At Home Alone II similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Is At Home Alone free?
- Yes — At Home Alone is a free-to-play Steam title. At Home Alone II is paid (1.99 USD).
- Does At Home Alone run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — At Home Alone is rated Deck Playable by Valve. At Home Alone II doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.