Choose Between Time: Escape Room
Choose Between Time: Escape Room if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 23% cheaper on the Steam Store. Between Time: Escape Room launched in 2021.
Between Time: Escape Room vs Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room
Between Time: Escape Room and Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, Casual on Steam. Between Time: Escape Room (2021) is 3 years older than Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room (2024). Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room scores higher on Steam reviews (79.8% positive) than Between Time: Escape Room (73.8% positive). 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 Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room
Choose Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.8% positive across 104 reviews.
Both Between Time: Escape Room and Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room sit in Adventure 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
 Between Time: Escape Room |  Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.8% positive (164 reviews) | 79.8% positive (104 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | mc2games | mc2games |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Between Time: Escape Room (2021) is 3 years older than Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room (2024).
- Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room scores higher on Steam reviews (79.8% positive) than Between Time: Escape Room (73.8% positive).
- Between Time: Escape Room is currently ~23% cheaper on Steam than Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room (9.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Between Time: Escape Room is Deck Verified, Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room is Deck Playable.
Between Time: Escape Room vs Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room — FAQ
- Which is better, Between Time: Escape Room or Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room?
- On Steam reviews Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room scores higher (79.8% positive) than Between Time: Escape Room (73.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Between Time: Escape Room or Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room first?
- If you want chronology, Between Time: Escape Room (2021) came out before Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room (2024). 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 Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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.