Choose Place of Decay
Choose Place of Decay if you want a Strategy and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. Place of Decay launched in 2024.
Place of Decay vs Mind the Clown
Place of Decay and Mind the Clown both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Place of Decay (2024) is 1 year older than Mind the Clown (2025). Place of Decay is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Mind the Clown (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 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 Mind the Clown
Choose Mind the Clown if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Surround Sound side of the pairing. Mind the Clown launched in 2025.
Both Place of Decay and Mind the Clown sit in Action, 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
 Place of Decay |  Mind the Clown | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 100% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | GridBoxGames | Juan Pablo Cardoso |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Place of Decay (2024) is 1 year older than Mind the Clown (2025).
- Place of Decay is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Mind the Clown (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
Place of Decay vs Mind the Clown — FAQ
- Should I play Place of Decay or Mind the Clown first?
- If you want chronology, Place of Decay (2024) came out before Mind the Clown (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 Place of Decay and Mind the Clown similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.