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Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition vs Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises

Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition and Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition (2022) is 1 year older than Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises (2023). Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition

Choose Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition launched in 2022.

Choose Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises

Choose Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises if you want an Action and Adventure experience. Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises launched in 2023.

Both Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition and Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, 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

Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition vs Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises — Steam metadata comparison
Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition — Steam game coverAdvent Calendar: Puzzle EditionGames Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises — Steam game coverGames Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises
Released20222023
GenresCasualAction, Adventure, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows, macOS
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price14.99 USD14.99 USD
Steam reviews5 reviews2 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-playerMulti-player
DevelopersMindscape, Graphium Studio, Denda GamesMindscape, Denda Games, Graphium Studio

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Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition vs Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises — FAQ

Should I play Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition or Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises first?
If you want chronology, Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition (2022) came out before Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises (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 Advent Calendar: Puzzle Edition and Games Advent Calendar - 25 Days - 25 Surprises similar?
They overlap on 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.