Choose Costume Quest
Choose Costume Quest if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.3% positive across 1,870 reviews.
Costume Quest vs Crown Trick
Costume Quest and Crown Trick both land in Adventure, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Costume Quest (2011) is 9 years older than Crown Trick (2020). Costume Quest scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Crown Trick (86.7% 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 Crown Trick
Choose Crown Trick if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Crown Trick launched in 2020.
Both Costume Quest and Crown Trick sit in Adventure and RPG on Steam, 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
 Costume Quest |  Crown Trick | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2020 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (1,870 reviews) | 86.7% positive (563 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Double Fine Productions | NEXT Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Costume Quest (2011) is 9 years older than Crown Trick (2020).
- Costume Quest scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Crown Trick (86.7% positive).
- Costume Quest is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Crown Trick (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Costume Quest is Deck Verified, Crown Trick is Deck Unsupported.
Costume Quest vs Crown Trick — FAQ
- Which is better, Costume Quest or Crown Trick?
- On Steam reviews Costume Quest scores higher (95.3% positive) than Crown Trick (86.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Costume Quest is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Costume Quest or Crown Trick first?
- If you want chronology, Costume Quest (2011) came out before Crown Trick (2020). 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 Costume Quest and Crown Trick similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, RPG 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.