Choose Terminate: Study X
Choose Terminate: Study X if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Terminate: Study X launched in 2023.
Terminate: Study X vs Murder Next Room
Terminate: Study X and Murder Next Room both land in Action, Indie, Early Access 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, Early Access on Steam. Terminate: Study X (2023) is 1 year older than Murder Next Room (2024). Murder Next Room is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Terminate: Study X (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Murder Next Room
Choose Murder Next Room if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Murder Next Room launched in 2024.
Both Terminate: Study X and Murder Next Room sit in Action, Indie, and Early Access 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
 Terminate: Study X |  Murder Next Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access | Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Quick Games, Advent Games | Haven Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Early Access on Steam.
- Terminate: Study X (2023) is 1 year older than Murder Next Room (2024).
- Murder Next Room is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Terminate: Study X (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Murder Next Room has co-op; Terminate: Study X does not.
Terminate: Study X vs Murder Next Room — FAQ
- Should I play Terminate: Study X or Murder Next Room first?
- If you want chronology, Terminate: Study X (2023) came out before Murder Next Room (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 Terminate: Study X and Murder Next Room similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Early Access 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 Terminate: Study X have multiplayer like Murder Next Room?
- No. Murder Next Room supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Terminate: Study X is listed as single-player only.