Choose House of Detention
Choose House of Detention if you want a Sports, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer experience. 1,171 Steam reviews back the pick.
House of Detention vs Tanto
House of Detention and Tanto both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. House of Detention (2020) is 6 years older than Tanto (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Tanto
Choose Tanto if you want the LAN PvP and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Tanto launched in 2026.
Both House of Detention and Tanto sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 House of Detention |  Tanto | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive (1,171 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Aniki, Male Union ♂ | Winterhearted |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- House of Detention (2020) is 6 years older than Tanto (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
House of Detention vs Tanto — FAQ
- Should I play House of Detention or Tanto first?
- If you want chronology, House of Detention (2020) came out before Tanto (2026). 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 House of Detention and Tanto similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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.
- Do both House of Detention and Tanto have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: House of Detention ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Tanto ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.