Choose Hide & Crab
Choose Hide & Crab if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Hide & Crab launched in 2022.
Hide & Crab vs Paper Craft
Hide & Crab and Paper Craft both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Hide & Crab (2022) is 4 years older than Paper Craft (2026). Hide & Crab is free; Paper Craft is paid (6.99 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 Paper Craft
Choose Paper Craft if you want the Custom Volume Controls and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Paper Craft launched in 2026.
Both Hide & Crab and Paper Craft sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 Hide & Crab |  Paper Craft | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.7% positive (19 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Shitbox Games | Solar Eye LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Hide & Crab (2022) is 4 years older than Paper Craft (2026).
- Hide & Crab is free; Paper Craft is paid (6.99 USD).
Hide & Crab vs Paper Craft — FAQ
- Should I play Hide & Crab or Paper Craft first?
- If you want chronology, Hide & Crab (2022) came out before Paper Craft (2026). 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 Hide & Crab and Paper Craft similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.
- Is Hide & Crab free?
- Yes — Hide & Crab is a free-to-play Steam title. Paper Craft is paid (6.99 USD).