House Party vs Life is Strange 2
House Party is a puzzle RPG game from Eek! Games, LLC (2022) while Life is Strange 2 is a puzzle game from DONTNOD Entertainment (2018).
What each one is
Steam files House Party under Puzzle and RPG. In contrast, it files Life is Strange 2 under Puzzle.
House Party is an edgy comedy adventure game inspired by classic comedies of the '90s. Every decision changes your story and every character has something to reveal. There’s also a button to take your pants off.
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
At a glance
| House Party | Life is Strange 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.3/10 | 7.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (86%, 15,417) | Very Positive (87%, 40,943) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $24.99 | Free |
| Install size | 8 GB | 40 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | verified |
| Released | 2022 | 2018 |
| Developer | Eek! Games, LLC | DONTNOD Entertainment |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
House Party vs Life is Strange 2, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
House PartyPuzzle RPG gameLife is Strange 2Puzzle gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
House PartyNudity, Mature, NSFWLife is Strange 2Choices Matter, Story Rich, AdventureThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
House PartyScore 7.3 · 86% on SteamLife is Strange 2 ✓Score 7.6 · 87% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
House Party15,417 reviews · 9 add-ons · 8 GBLife is Strange 240,943 reviews · 6 add-ons · 40 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
House Party$24.99Life is Strange 2 ✓FreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
House PartyPlayableLife is Strange 2 ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Life is Strange 2 takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueHouse Party and Life is Strange 2 on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Life is Strange 2 (GamingPickz Score 7.6)
- The cheaper right now: Life is Strange 2 (Free)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Life is Strange 2 (verified)
- Lighter on storage: House Party (8 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Life is Strange 2 (40,943 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
NudityChoices MatterStory RichAdventureComedySexual ContentPuzzleDrama
Where they differ
MatureNSFWSimulationSandboxMultiple Endings3D
Great SoundtrackAtmosphericEpisodicPoint & ClickThird PersonWalking Simulator
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, House Party is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Life is Strange 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| House Party | Life is Strange 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) |
| Minimum RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Install size | 8 GB | 40 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: House Party · Life is Strange 2.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for House Party and 4 for Life is Strange 2. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are House Party and Life is Strange 2 in scope?
House Party has drawn 15,417 Steam reviews, ships 9 add-ons and installs in 8 GB. Life is Strange 2 has drawn 40,943 Steam reviews, ships 6 add-ons and installs in 40 GB.
Is House Party or Life is Strange 2 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Life is Strange 2 rates higher (7.6 to 7.3). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, House Party or Life is Strange 2?
Life is Strange 2 is cheaper right now at Free, against $24.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.