Choose Color by Number - Monster Heroes
Choose Color by Number - Monster Heroes if you want a RPG experience. Color by Number - Monster Heroes launched in 2021.
Color by Number - Monster Heroes vs Crossarium
Color by Number - Monster Heroes and Crossarium both land in Sports, 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 Sports, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Color by Number - Monster Heroes (2021) is 6 years older than Crossarium (2027). Color by Number - Monster Heroes is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Crossarium has no Deck rating yet. 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 Crossarium
Choose Crossarium if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Crossarium launched in 2027.
Both Color by Number - Monster Heroes and Crossarium sit in Sports, Strategy, and Indie 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
 Color by Number - Monster Heroes |  Crossarium | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2027 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Boogygames Studios | Artem Yaremenko |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Color by Number - Monster Heroes (2021) is 6 years older than Crossarium (2027).
- Color by Number - Monster Heroes is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Crossarium has no Deck rating yet.
Color by Number - Monster Heroes vs Crossarium — FAQ
- Should I play Color by Number - Monster Heroes or Crossarium first?
- If you want chronology, Color by Number - Monster Heroes (2021) came out before Crossarium (2027). 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 Color by Number - Monster Heroes and Crossarium similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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.
- Does Color by Number - Monster Heroes run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Color by Number - Monster Heroes is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Crossarium doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.