Choose Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Choose Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space launched in 2021.
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space vs Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space and Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse 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. Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (2021) is 3 years older than Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2024). Both sit near 99% positive on Steam (Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space: 368 reviews, Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: 329). 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 Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Choose Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse launched in 2024.
Both Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space and Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (99.2% vs 99.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space |  Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 99.2% positive (368 reviews) | 99.1% positive (329 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Skunkape Games | Skunkape Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (2021) is 3 years older than Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2024).
- Both sit near 99% positive on Steam (Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space: 368 reviews, Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: 329).
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space vs Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — FAQ
- Which is better, Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space or Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space sits at 99.2% positive (368 reviews), Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse at 99.1% (329). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space or Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse first?
- If you want chronology, Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (2021) came out before Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (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 Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space and Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse 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.
- Do Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space and Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.