Choose Paint By Numbers
Choose Paint By Numbers if you want a Free To Play game with Save Anytime. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Paint By Numbers launched in 2021.
Paint By Numbers vs Portal to the Cosmobeat
Paint By Numbers and Portal to the Cosmobeat 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. Paint By Numbers is free; Portal to the Cosmobeat is paid (Price unknown). Portal to the Cosmobeat has co-op; Paint By Numbers does not. 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 Portal to the Cosmobeat
Choose Portal to the Cosmobeat if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Both Paint By Numbers and Portal to the Cosmobeat sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option, 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
 Paint By Numbers |  Portal to the Cosmobeat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | — |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 81.8% positive (66 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Oleg Sereda | 4bpm |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Paint By Numbers is free; Portal to the Cosmobeat is paid (Price unknown).
- Portal to the Cosmobeat has co-op; Paint By Numbers does not.
- Paint By Numbers is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Portal to the Cosmobeat has no Deck rating yet.
Paint By Numbers vs Portal to the Cosmobeat — FAQ
- Are Paint By Numbers and Portal to the Cosmobeat 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 Paint By Numbers have multiplayer like Portal to the Cosmobeat?
- No. Portal to the Cosmobeat supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Paint By Numbers is listed as single-player only.
- Is Paint By Numbers free?
- Yes — Paint By Numbers is a free-to-play Steam title. Portal to the Cosmobeat is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Paint By Numbers run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Paint By Numbers is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Portal to the Cosmobeat doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.