Choose Pay Me In Colors
Choose Pay Me In Colors if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Pay Me In Colors launched in 2020.
Pay Me In Colors vs The Great Escape
Pay Me In Colors and The Great Escape both land in Action, Indie 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 Action, Indie on Steam. Pay Me In Colors (2020) is 4 years older than The Great Escape (2024). Pay Me In Colors is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than The Great Escape (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD). 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 The Great Escape
Choose The Great Escape if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Great Escape launched in 2024.
Both Pay Me In Colors and The Great Escape sit in Action and Indie 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
 Pay Me In Colors |  The Great Escape | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 1UP Factory | Valdehir |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Pay Me In Colors (2020) is 4 years older than The Great Escape (2024).
- Pay Me In Colors is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than The Great Escape (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
Pay Me In Colors vs The Great Escape — FAQ
- Should I play Pay Me In Colors or The Great Escape first?
- If you want chronology, Pay Me In Colors (2020) came out before The Great Escape (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 Pay Me In Colors and The Great Escape similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.