Choose Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Choose Mad Experiments: Escape Room if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Mad Experiments: Escape Room launched in 2020.
Mad Experiments: Escape Room vs Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary
Mad Experiments: Escape Room and Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Mad Experiments: Escape Room (2020) is 5 years older than Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary (2025). Mad Experiments: Escape Room scores higher on Steam reviews (73.1% positive) than Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary (71.8% 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 Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary
Choose Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary if it's currently about 53% cheaper on the Steam Store. Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary launched in 2025.
Both Mad Experiments: Escape Room and Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (73.1% vs 71.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Mad Experiments: Escape Room |  Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.1% positive (234 reviews) | 71.8% positive (39 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | PlayTogether Studio | PlayTogether Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Mad Experiments: Escape Room (2020) is 5 years older than Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary (2025).
- Mad Experiments: Escape Room scores higher on Steam reviews (73.1% positive) than Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary (71.8% positive).
- Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary is currently ~53% cheaper on Steam than Mad Experiments: Escape Room (6.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Mad Experiments: Escape Room is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary has no Deck rating yet.
Mad Experiments: Escape Room vs Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary — FAQ
- Should I play Mad Experiments: Escape Room or Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary first?
- If you want chronology, Mad Experiments: Escape Room (2020) came out before Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary (2025). 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 Mad Experiments: Escape Room and Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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 both Mad Experiments: Escape Room and Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Mad Experiments: Escape Room ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Mad Experiments: Escape Room run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Mad Experiments: Escape Room is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.