Choose Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Choose Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 18,495 Steam reviews back the pick.
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition vs Making it Home
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition and Making it Home both land in Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition (2020) is 1 year older than Making it Home (2021). Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Making it Home (90% 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 Making it Home
Choose Making it Home if you want the Shared/Split Screen and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Making it Home launched in 2021.
Both Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition and Making it Home sit in Adventure and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition |  Making it Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive (18,495 reviews) | 90% positive (20 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Thunder Lotus | Pill Bug Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition (2020) is 1 year older than Making it Home (2021).
- Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Making it Home (90% positive).
- Making it Home is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition (14.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition is Deck Verified, Making it Home is Deck Playable.
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition vs Making it Home — FAQ
- Should I play Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition or Making it Home first?
- If you want chronology, Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition (2020) came out before Making it Home (2021). 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 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition and Making it Home similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation 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 both Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition and Making it Home have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Making it Home ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.