Choose Autonauts
Choose Autonauts if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 2,010 Steam reviews back the pick.
Autonauts vs Making it Home
Autonauts and Making it Home both land in 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 are Simulation games on Steam. Autonauts (2019) is 2 years older than Making it Home (2021). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Autonauts: 2,010 reviews, Making it Home: 20). 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 an Adventure game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Making it Home launched in 2021.
Both Autonauts and Making it Home sit in Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.4% vs 90% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Autonauts |  Making it Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.4% positive (2,010 reviews) | 90% positive (20 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Denki | Pill Bug Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Autonauts (2019) is 2 years older than Making it Home (2021).
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Autonauts: 2,010 reviews, Making it Home: 20).
- Making it Home is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Autonauts (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Making it Home has co-op; Autonauts does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Autonauts vs Making it Home — FAQ
- Should I play Autonauts or Making it Home first?
- If you want chronology, Autonauts (2019) 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 Autonauts and Making it Home similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Autonauts have multiplayer like Making it Home?
- No. Making it Home supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Autonauts is listed as single-player only.