Choose Richard & Alice
Choose Richard & Alice if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 76% cheaper on the Steam Store. Richard & Alice launched in 2014.
Richard & Alice vs Chinatown Detective Agency
Richard & Alice and Chinatown Detective Agency both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Richard & Alice (2014) is 8 years older than Chinatown Detective Agency (2022). Richard & Alice scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than Chinatown Detective Agency (73.4% 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 Chinatown Detective Agency
Choose Chinatown Detective Agency if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Chinatown Detective Agency launched in 2022.
Both Richard & Alice and Chinatown Detective Agency sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (75% vs 73.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Richard & Alice |  Chinatown Detective Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive (236 reviews) | 73.4% positive (79 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Owl Cave | General Interactive Co. |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Richard & Alice (2014) is 8 years older than Chinatown Detective Agency (2022).
- Richard & Alice scores higher on Steam reviews (75% positive) than Chinatown Detective Agency (73.4% positive).
- Richard & Alice is currently ~76% cheaper on Steam than Chinatown Detective Agency (5.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Richard & Alice is Deck Unsupported, Chinatown Detective Agency is Deck Playable.
Richard & Alice vs Chinatown Detective Agency — FAQ
- Should I play Richard & Alice or Chinatown Detective Agency first?
- If you want chronology, Richard & Alice (2014) came out before Chinatown Detective Agency (2022). 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 Richard & Alice and Chinatown Detective Agency similar?
- They overlap on 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.