Choose Doorways: Prelude
Choose Doorways: Prelude if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Doorways: Prelude launched in 2013.
Doorways: Prelude vs Arizona Sunshine®
Doorways: Prelude and Arizona Sunshine® 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. Doorways: Prelude (2013) is 3 years older than Arizona Sunshine® (2016). Arizona Sunshine® scores higher on Steam reviews (78.5% positive) than Doorways: Prelude (56.5% positive). 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 Arizona Sunshine®
Choose Arizona Sunshine® if you want the Steam Leaderboards, SteamVR Collectibles, and Tracked Controller Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.5% positive across 5,095 reviews.
Both Doorways: Prelude and Arizona Sunshine® sit in Action, Indie, and 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
 Doorways: Prelude |  Arizona Sunshine® | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 56.5% positive (216 reviews) | 78.5% positive (5,095 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Saibot Studios | Vertigo Games, Jaywalkers Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Doorways: Prelude (2013) is 3 years older than Arizona Sunshine® (2016).
- Arizona Sunshine® scores higher on Steam reviews (78.5% positive) than Doorways: Prelude (56.5% positive).
- Doorways: Prelude is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Arizona Sunshine® (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Doorways: Prelude vs Arizona Sunshine® — FAQ
- Which is better, Doorways: Prelude or Arizona Sunshine®?
- On Steam reviews Arizona Sunshine® scores higher (78.5% positive) than Doorways: Prelude (56.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Arizona Sunshine® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Doorways: Prelude or Arizona Sunshine® first?
- If you want chronology, Doorways: Prelude (2013) came out before Arizona Sunshine® (2016). 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 Doorways: Prelude and Arizona Sunshine® 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.