Choose Curious Cases
Choose Curious Cases if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Curious Cases launched in 2019.
Curious Cases vs TEMPUS
Curious Cases and TEMPUS both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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 Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Curious Cases (2019) is 3 years older than TEMPUS (2022). TEMPUS scores higher on Steam reviews (78.8% positive) than Curious Cases (62.9% 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 TEMPUS
Choose TEMPUS if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. TEMPUS launched in 2022.
Both Curious Cases and TEMPUS sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported, 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
 Curious Cases |  TEMPUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.9% positive (170 reviews) | 78.8% positive (33 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | OnSkull Games | k148 Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Curious Cases (2019) is 3 years older than TEMPUS (2022).
- TEMPUS scores higher on Steam reviews (78.8% positive) than Curious Cases (62.9% positive).
- TEMPUS is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Curious Cases (6.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Curious Cases has co-op; TEMPUS does not.
- Curious Cases is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; TEMPUS has no Deck rating yet.
Curious Cases vs TEMPUS — FAQ
- Should I play Curious Cases or TEMPUS first?
- If you want chronology, Curious Cases (2019) came out before TEMPUS (2022). 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 Curious Cases and TEMPUS similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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 TEMPUS have multiplayer like Curious Cases?
- No. Curious Cases supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while TEMPUS is listed as single-player only.
- Does Curious Cases run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Curious Cases is rated Deck Playable by Valve. TEMPUS doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.