Should I play Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition or City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition first?

If you want chronology, Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition (2023) came out before City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition (2024). 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.

Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition vs City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition

Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition and City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition both land in Adventure, 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 share Adventure, Casual on Steam. Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition (2023) is 1 year older than City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition (2024). Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition is currently ~11% cheaper on Steam than City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition (7.99 USD vs. 8.99 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 Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition

Choose Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition launched in 2023.

Choose City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition

Choose City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition launched in 2024.

Both Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition and City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition sit in Adventure and Casual 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.

Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition vs City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition — Steam metadata comparison
	Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition	City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition
Released	2023	2024
Genres	Adventure, Casual	Adventure, Casual
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Unsupported	Unrated
Price	7.99 USD	8.99 USD
Steam reviews	75% positive (12 reviews)	4 reviews
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Do Games Limited	Do Games Limited

Side by side

Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition (2023) is 1 year older than City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition (2024).
Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition is currently ~11% cheaper on Steam than City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition (7.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition has no Deck rating yet.