Choose Regular Factory: Escape Room
Choose Regular Factory: Escape Room if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Regular Factory: Escape Room launched in 2022.
Regular Factory: Escape Room vs The Lab - Escape Room
Regular Factory: Escape Room and The Lab - Escape Room 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. Regular Factory: Escape Room (2022) is 1 year older than The Lab - Escape Room (2023). Regular Factory: Escape Room scores higher on Steam reviews (88.4% positive) than The Lab - Escape Room (85.2% positive). 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 Lab - Escape Room
Choose The Lab - Escape Room if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. The Lab - Escape Room launched in 2023.
Both Regular Factory: Escape Room and The Lab - Escape Room 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
 Regular Factory: Escape Room |  The Lab - Escape Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.4% positive (112 reviews) | 85.2% positive (27 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | mc2games | Flat Cat Games |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Regular Factory: Escape Room (2022) is 1 year older than The Lab - Escape Room (2023).
- Regular Factory: Escape Room scores higher on Steam reviews (88.4% positive) than The Lab - Escape Room (85.2% positive).
- The Lab - Escape Room is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Regular Factory: Escape Room (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Regular Factory: Escape Room is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Lab - Escape Room has no Deck rating yet.
Regular Factory: Escape Room vs The Lab - Escape Room — FAQ
- Should I play Regular Factory: Escape Room or The Lab - Escape Room first?
- If you want chronology, Regular Factory: Escape Room (2022) came out before The Lab - Escape Room (2023). 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 Regular Factory: Escape Room and The Lab - Escape Room 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.
- Does Regular Factory: Escape Room run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Regular Factory: Escape Room is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Lab - Escape Room doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.