Choose Puzzle Agent
Choose Puzzle Agent if you want an Action and Casual experience. 1,268 Steam reviews back the pick.
Puzzle Agent vs The White Door
Puzzle Agent and The White Door 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. Puzzle Agent (2010) is 10 years older than The White Door (2020). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Puzzle Agent: 1,268 reviews, The White Door: 1,537). 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 The White Door
Choose The White Door if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,537 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Puzzle Agent and The White Door sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.6% vs 89.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Puzzle Agent |  The White Door | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.6% positive (1,268 reviews) | 89.5% positive (1,537 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Telltale | Rusty Lake |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Puzzle Agent (2010) is 10 years older than The White Door (2020).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Puzzle Agent: 1,268 reviews, The White Door: 1,537).
- The White Door is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Puzzle Agent (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Puzzle Agent vs The White Door — FAQ
- Which is better, Puzzle Agent or The White Door?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Puzzle Agent sits at 88.6% positive (1,268 reviews), The White Door at 89.5% (1,537). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Puzzle Agent or The White Door first?
- If you want chronology, Puzzle Agent (2010) came out before The White Door (2020). 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 Puzzle Agent and The White Door 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.
- Do Puzzle Agent and The White Door both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.