Choose Strange Town
Choose Strange Town if you want an Adventure, RPG, and Early Access experience. Strange Town launched in 2023.
Strange Town vs Prisoners
Strange Town and Prisoners both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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 Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Strange Town (2023) is 1 year older than Prisoners (2024). Both support cooperative play. 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 Prisoners
Choose Prisoners if you want a Casual experience. Prisoners launched in 2024.
Both Strange Town and Prisoners sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Strange Town |  Prisoners | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 44.8% positive (58 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Team & Target Game Studios | Brave Cat Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Strange Town (2023) is 1 year older than Prisoners (2024).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Prisoners is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Strange Town has no Deck rating yet.
Strange Town vs Prisoners — FAQ
- Should I play Strange Town or Prisoners first?
- If you want chronology, Strange Town (2023) came out before Prisoners (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 Strange Town and Prisoners similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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.
- Do both Strange Town and Prisoners have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Strange Town ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Prisoners ships Online Co-op, Co-op.