Choose Between Time: Escape Room
Choose Between Time: Escape Room if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Between Time: Escape Room launched in 2021.
Between Time: Escape Room vs Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room
Between Time: Escape Room and Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room both land in Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Between Time: Escape Room (2021) is 2 years older than Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room (2023). Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Between Time: Escape Room (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room
Choose Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room if you want a Strategy game with VR Supported. Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room launched in 2023.
Both Between Time: Escape Room and Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Between Time: Escape Room |  Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.8% positive (164 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | mc2games | XSGames |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Between Time: Escape Room (2021) is 2 years older than Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room (2023).
- Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Between Time: Escape Room (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Between Time: Escape Room is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room has no Deck rating yet.
Between Time: Escape Room vs Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room — FAQ
- Should I play Between Time: Escape Room or Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room first?
- If you want chronology, Between Time: Escape Room (2021) came out before Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room (2023). 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 Between Time: Escape Room and Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 Between Time: Escape Room run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Between Time: Escape Room is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Mystery Box VR: Escape The Room doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.