Escape Quest vs The Lost Castle: Escape Room
Escape Quest and The Lost Castle: Escape Room both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Escape Quest (2020) is 2 years older than The Lost Castle: Escape Room (2022). Escape Quest scores higher on Steam reviews (74% positive) than The Lost Castle: Escape Room (36.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 Escape Quest |  The Lost Castle: Escape Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive (173 reviews) | 36.4% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Lumiere Studios | Exscape |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Escape Quest (2020) is 2 years older than The Lost Castle: Escape Room (2022).
- Escape Quest scores higher on Steam reviews (74% positive) than The Lost Castle: Escape Room (36.4% positive).
- The Lost Castle: Escape Room is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Escape Quest (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Escape Quest vs The Lost Castle: Escape Room — FAQ
- Should I play Escape Quest or The Lost Castle: Escape Room first?
- If you want chronology, Escape Quest (2020) came out before The Lost Castle: Escape Room (2022). 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 Escape Quest and The Lost Castle: Escape Room similar?
- They overlap on 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 Escape Quest and The Lost Castle: Escape Room have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Escape Quest ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Lost Castle: Escape Room ships Online Co-op, Co-op.