Should I play Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas or Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition first?

If you want chronology, Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas (2023) came out before Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition (2026). 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.

Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas vs Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition

Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas and Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas (2023) is 3 years older than Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition (2026). Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas is currently ~22% cheaper on Steam than Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition (9.99 USD vs. 12.74 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 Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas

Choose Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 22% cheaper on the Steam Store. Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas launched in 2023.

Choose Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition

Choose Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition if it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition launched in 2026.

Both Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas and Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option, 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.

Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas vs Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition — Steam metadata comparison
	Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas	Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition
Released	2023	2026
Genres	Indie, Adventure, Casual	Indie, Adventure
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Unrated	Unrated
Price	9.99 USD	12.74 USD
Steam reviews	3 reviews	—
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Cateia Games	Cateia Games

Side by side

Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas (2023) is 3 years older than Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition (2026).
Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas is currently ~22% cheaper on Steam than Eternity Lost: Mystery of Aurum Collector's Edition (9.99 USD vs. 12.74 USD).