Choose Super Crate Box
Choose Super Crate Box if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 4,009 Steam reviews back the pick.
Super Crate Box vs Cold Silence
Super Crate Box and Cold Silence both land in Action, Indie, Free To Play 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, Free To Play on Steam. Super Crate Box (2012) is 7 years older than Cold Silence (2019). Both are free to play. 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 Cold Silence
Choose Cold Silence if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Cold Silence launched in 2019.
Both Super Crate Box and Cold Silence sit in Action, Indie, and Free To Play 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
 Super Crate Box |  Cold Silence | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 87.4% positive (4,009 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Vlambeer | SaintHeiser |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Super Crate Box (2012) is 7 years older than Cold Silence (2019).
- Both are free to play.
- Super Crate Box is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Cold Silence has no Deck rating yet.
Super Crate Box vs Cold Silence — FAQ
- Should I play Super Crate Box or Cold Silence first?
- If you want chronology, Super Crate Box (2012) came out before Cold Silence (2019). 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 Super Crate Box and Cold Silence similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Free To Play 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.
- Does Super Crate Box run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Super Crate Box is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Cold Silence doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.