Choose Santo Island Incident
Choose Santo Island Incident if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Santo Island Incident launched in 2022.
Santo Island Incident vs Hotel of Shadows
Santo Island Incident and Hotel of Shadows both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Santo Island Incident (2022) is 2 years older than Hotel of Shadows (2024). Santo Island Incident is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Hotel of Shadows (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 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 Hotel of Shadows
Choose Hotel of Shadows if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. Hotel of Shadows launched in 2024.
Both Santo Island Incident and Hotel of Shadows sit in 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
 Santo Island Incident |  Hotel of Shadows | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (20 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Çınar's Art | Piotr Boruszewski |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Santo Island Incident (2022) is 2 years older than Hotel of Shadows (2024).
- Santo Island Incident is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Hotel of Shadows (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
Santo Island Incident vs Hotel of Shadows — FAQ
- Should I play Santo Island Incident or Hotel of Shadows first?
- If you want chronology, Santo Island Incident (2022) came out before Hotel of Shadows (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 Santo Island Incident and Hotel of Shadows similar?
- They overlap on 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.