Choose Eat Colors
Choose Eat Colors if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Eat Colors launched in 2022.
Eat Colors vs The Rise
Eat Colors and The Rise both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Eat Colors (2022) is 2 years older than The Rise (2024). Eat Colors is free; The Rise is paid (6.99 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 The Rise
Choose The Rise if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. The Rise launched in 2024.
Both Eat Colors and The Rise sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Eat Colors |  The Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.5% positive (16 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Icy Mountain Studios | Icy Mountain Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Eat Colors (2022) is 2 years older than The Rise (2024).
- Eat Colors is free; The Rise is paid (6.99 USD).
- Eat Colors is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Rise has no Deck rating yet.
Eat Colors vs The Rise — FAQ
- Should I play Eat Colors or The Rise first?
- If you want chronology, Eat Colors (2022) came out before The Rise (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 Eat Colors and The Rise similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Is Eat Colors free?
- Yes — Eat Colors is a free-to-play Steam title. The Rise is paid (6.99 USD).
- Does Eat Colors run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Eat Colors is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Rise doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.