Choose ESCAPE IT
Choose ESCAPE IT if you want a Strategy and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. ESCAPE IT launched in 2022.
ESCAPE IT vs Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure
ESCAPE IT and Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure 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. ESCAPE IT (2022) is 1 year older than Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure (2023). ESCAPE IT is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure (3.99 USD vs. 7.99 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 Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure
Choose Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure if you want an Adventure experience. Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure launched in 2023.
Both ESCAPE IT and Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure 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
 ESCAPE IT |  Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 58.3% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Kryakozyabrik Games | M9 Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- ESCAPE IT (2022) is 1 year older than Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure (2023).
- ESCAPE IT is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure (3.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
ESCAPE IT vs Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure — FAQ
- Should I play ESCAPE IT or Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure first?
- If you want chronology, ESCAPE IT (2022) came out before Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure (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 ESCAPE IT and Art Heist - Escape Room Adventure 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.