Choose Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition
Choose Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition launched in 2021.
Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition vs Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition
Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition and Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition 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. Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition (2021) is 1 year older than Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition (2022). Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition
Choose Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition launched in 2022.
Both Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition and Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition 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
 Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition |  Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 86.4% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Elephant Games | Elephant Games |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition (2021) is 1 year older than Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition (2022).
- Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition vs Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition or Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition (2021) came out before Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition (2022). 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 Surface: Lost Tales Collector's Edition and Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters Collector's Edition 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.