Choose Risk of Pain
Choose Risk of Pain if you want an Action and Casual experience. Risk of Pain launched in 2023.
Risk of Pain vs Kip
Risk of Pain and Kip 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. Risk of Pain (2023) is 2 years older than Kip (2025). Kip is free; Risk of Pain is paid (9.99 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 Kip
Choose Kip if you want a Free To Play and Early Access game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Kip launched in 2025.
Both Risk of Pain and Kip sit in 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
 Risk of Pain |  Kip | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | 100% positive (13 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | BekkerDev Studio | Maarten |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Risk of Pain (2023) is 2 years older than Kip (2025).
- Kip is free; Risk of Pain is paid (9.99 USD).
Risk of Pain vs Kip — FAQ
- Should I play Risk of Pain or Kip first?
- If you want chronology, Risk of Pain (2023) came out before Kip (2025). 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 Risk of Pain and Kip similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Kip free?
- Yes — Kip is a free-to-play Steam title. Risk of Pain is paid (9.99 USD).