Choose Press Any Button
Choose Press Any Button if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,530 Steam reviews back the pick.
Press Any Button vs Crushed In Time
Press Any Button and Crushed In Time 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. Press Any Button (2021) is 5 years older than Crushed In Time (2026). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Press Any Button: 1,530 reviews, Crushed In Time: 1,045). 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 Crushed In Time
Choose Crushed In Time if you want an Adventure game with Camera Comfort, Stereo Sound, and Mouse Only Option. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,045 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Press Any Button and Crushed In Time sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.4% vs 90.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Press Any Button |  Crushed In Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.4% positive (1,530 reviews) | 90.2% positive (1,045 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Eugene Zubko | Draw Me A Pixel |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Press Any Button (2021) is 5 years older than Crushed In Time (2026).
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Press Any Button: 1,530 reviews, Crushed In Time: 1,045).
- Press Any Button is free; Crushed In Time is paid (19.99 USD).
Press Any Button vs Crushed In Time — FAQ
- Which is better, Press Any Button or Crushed In Time?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Press Any Button sits at 89.4% positive (1,530 reviews), Crushed In Time at 90.2% (1,045). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Press Any Button or Crushed In Time first?
- If you want chronology, Press Any Button (2021) came out before Crushed In Time (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 Press Any Button and Crushed In Time 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.
- Is Press Any Button free?
- Yes — Press Any Button is a free-to-play Steam title. Crushed In Time is paid (19.99 USD).