Choose Chance at Life
Choose Chance at Life if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. Chance at Life launched in 2022.
Chance at Life vs Anomaly Rooms
Chance at Life and Anomaly Rooms 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. Chance at Life (2022) is 3 years older than Anomaly Rooms (2025). Chance at Life is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Anomaly Rooms (0.99 USD vs. 5.99 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 Anomaly Rooms
Choose Anomaly Rooms if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Anomaly Rooms launched in 2025.
Both Chance at Life and Anomaly Rooms 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
 Chance at Life |  Anomaly Rooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 57.9% positive (19 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Back to Games | KisKis Game |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Chance at Life (2022) is 3 years older than Anomaly Rooms (2025).
- Chance at Life is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Anomaly Rooms (0.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
Chance at Life vs Anomaly Rooms — FAQ
- Should I play Chance at Life or Anomaly Rooms first?
- If you want chronology, Chance at Life (2022) came out before Anomaly Rooms (2025). 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 Chance at Life and Anomaly Rooms 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.