Choose Röki
Choose Röki if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,047 Steam reviews back the pick.
Röki vs Paper Trail
Röki and Paper Trail both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Röki (2020) is 4 years older than Paper Trail (2024). Paper Trail scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Röki (92.8% 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 Paper Trail
Choose Paper Trail if you want a Strategy and Casual game with Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Paper Trail launched in 2024.
Both Röki and Paper Trail sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.8% vs 94.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Röki |  Paper Trail | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.8% positive (1,047 reviews) | 94.7% positive (320 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Polygon Treehouse | Newfangled Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Röki (2020) is 4 years older than Paper Trail (2024).
- Paper Trail scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Röki (92.8% positive).
- Röki is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Paper Trail (1.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Röki vs Paper Trail — FAQ
- Which is better, Röki or Paper Trail?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Röki sits at 92.8% positive (1,047 reviews), Paper Trail at 94.7% (320). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Röki or Paper Trail first?
- If you want chronology, Röki (2020) came out before Paper Trail (2024). 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 Röki and Paper Trail similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do Röki and Paper Trail both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.