Choose Bughouse
Choose Bughouse if you want an Action, Indie, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Bughouse launched in 2022.
Bughouse vs Evil Lurks Below
Bughouse and Evil Lurks Below both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Bughouse (2022) is 3 years older than Evil Lurks Below (2025). Bughouse is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Evil Lurks Below (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Evil Lurks Below
Choose Evil Lurks Below if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Evil Lurks Below launched in 2025.
Both Bughouse and Evil Lurks Below sit in Adventure 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
 Bughouse |  Evil Lurks Below | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.5% positive (95 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Disrate Studios, Max Fleet | Kraken Ink. |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Bughouse (2022) is 3 years older than Evil Lurks Below (2025).
- Bughouse is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Evil Lurks Below (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Bughouse vs Evil Lurks Below — FAQ
- Should I play Bughouse or Evil Lurks Below first?
- If you want chronology, Bughouse (2022) came out before Evil Lurks Below (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 Bughouse and Evil Lurks Below similar?
- They overlap on 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.