Choose Crescent Roll
Choose Crescent Roll if you want a Casual and Racing experience. Crescent Roll launched in 2025.
Crescent Roll vs Headache: Altered States
Crescent Roll and Headache: Altered States both land in Indie 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 Indie games on Steam. Crescent Roll (2025) is 1 year older than Headache: Altered States (2026). Headache: Altered States is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Crescent Roll (0.99 USD vs. 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 Headache: Altered States
Choose Headache: Altered States if you want an Adventure and RPG game with Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Headache: Altered States launched in 2026.
Both Crescent Roll and Headache: Altered States sit in Indie on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, and Mouse Only Option, 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
 Crescent Roll |  Headache: Altered States | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual, Racing | Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 16Naughts | Pior Dipond |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Crescent Roll (2025) is 1 year older than Headache: Altered States (2026).
- Headache: Altered States is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Crescent Roll (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Crescent Roll vs Headache: Altered States — FAQ
- Should I play Crescent Roll or Headache: Altered States first?
- If you want chronology, Crescent Roll (2025) came out before Headache: Altered States (2026). 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 Crescent Roll and Headache: Altered States similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.