Choose Murder at Midnight
Choose Murder at Midnight if you want a Strategy and Early Access game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Murder at Midnight launched in 2021.
Murder at Midnight vs wizbuilder!
Murder at Midnight and wizbuilder! both land in Indie, Casual 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Murder at Midnight (2021) is 4 years older than wizbuilder! (2025). wizbuilder! is free; Murder at Midnight is paid (7.99 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 wizbuilder!
Choose wizbuilder! if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. wizbuilder! launched in 2025.
Both Murder at Midnight and wizbuilder! sit in Indie and Casual 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
 Murder at Midnight |  wizbuilder! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 92.3% positive (13 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Maaz Baig, Brad Patterson, Neelam Jani | Leafy Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Murder at Midnight (2021) is 4 years older than wizbuilder! (2025).
- wizbuilder! is free; Murder at Midnight is paid (7.99 USD).
- Murder at Midnight has co-op; wizbuilder! does not.
Murder at Midnight vs wizbuilder! — FAQ
- Should I play Murder at Midnight or wizbuilder! first?
- If you want chronology, Murder at Midnight (2021) came out before wizbuilder! (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 Murder at Midnight and wizbuilder! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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.
- Does wizbuilder! have multiplayer like Murder at Midnight?
- No. Murder at Midnight supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while wizbuilder! is listed as single-player only.
- Is wizbuilder! free?
- Yes — wizbuilder! is a free-to-play Steam title. Murder at Midnight is paid (7.99 USD).