Choose William and Sly: Classic Collection
Choose William and Sly: Classic Collection if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. William and Sly: Classic Collection launched in 2023.
William and Sly: Classic Collection vs Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas
William and Sly: Classic Collection and Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas 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. William and Sly: Classic Collection (2023) is 4 years older than Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas (2027). William and Sly: Classic Collection is free; Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas is paid (Price unknown). 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 Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas
Choose Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas if you want an Indie game with DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Steam Input API Support. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas launched in 2027.
Both William and Sly: Classic Collection and Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 William and Sly: Classic Collection |  Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2027 |
| Genres | Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive (164 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lucas Paakh | Fundamental Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- William and Sly: Classic Collection (2023) is 4 years older than Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas (2027).
- William and Sly: Classic Collection is free; Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas is paid (Price unknown).
- William and Sly: Classic Collection is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas has no Deck rating yet.
William and Sly: Classic Collection vs Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas — FAQ
- Should I play William and Sly: Classic Collection or Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas first?
- If you want chronology, William and Sly: Classic Collection (2023) came out before Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas (2027). 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 William and Sly: Classic Collection and Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Casual 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.
- Is William and Sly: Classic Collection free?
- Yes — William and Sly: Classic Collection is a free-to-play Steam title. Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas is paid (Price unknown).
- Does William and Sly: Classic Collection run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — William and Sly: Classic Collection is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Best Viewed Up Close: Oil on Canvas doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.