Should I play Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon or Not Another Weekend first?

If you want chronology, Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon (2014) came out before Not Another Weekend (2021). 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 Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon vs Not Another Weekend

Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon and Not Another Weekend 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 Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon (2014) is 7 years older than Not Another Weekend (2021). Not Another Weekend scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon (84.3% 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 Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon

Choose Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon launched in 2014.

Choose Not Another Weekend

Choose Not Another Weekend if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Not Another Weekend launched in 2021.

Both Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon and Not Another Weekend 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.

Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon vs Not Another Weekend — Steam metadata comparison
	Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon	Not Another Weekend
Released	2014	2021
Genres	Indie, Adventure, Casual	Indie, Adventure
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Unsupported
Price	5.99 USD	9.99 USD
Steam reviews	84.3% positive (70 reviews)	92.8% positive (69 reviews)
Multiplayer	Single-player only	Single-player only
Developers	Nerd Monkeys	Animatic Vision, Dead Blue Friends

Side by side

Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon (2014) is 7 years older than Not Another Weekend (2021).
Not Another Weekend scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon (84.3% positive).
Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Not Another Weekend (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Steam Deck: Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon is Deck Verified, Not Another Weekend is Deck Unsupported.