Choose Paint the Town Red
Choose Paint the Town Red if you want the Steam Leaderboards and VR Supported side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 13,399 Steam reviews back the pick.
Paint the Town Red vs Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
Paint the Town Red and Clone Drone in the Danger Zone both land in Action, 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. Both released in 2021. Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Paint the Town Red: 13,399 reviews, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone: 17,373). 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 Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
Choose Clone Drone in the Danger Zone if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. 17,373 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Paint the Town Red and Clone Drone in the Danger Zone sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.9% vs 96.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Paint the Town Red |  Clone Drone in the Danger Zone | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.9% positive (13,399 reviews) | 96.5% positive (17,373 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | South East Games | Doborog Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Paint the Town Red: 13,399 reviews, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone: 17,373).
- Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Paint the Town Red (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Paint the Town Red is Deck Verified, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is Deck Playable.
Paint the Town Red vs Clone Drone in the Danger Zone — FAQ
- Which is better, Paint the Town Red or Clone Drone in the Danger Zone?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Paint the Town Red sits at 95.9% positive (13,399 reviews), Clone Drone in the Danger Zone at 96.5% (17,373). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are Paint the Town Red and Clone Drone in the Danger Zone similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Paint the Town Red and Clone Drone in the Danger Zone have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Paint the Town Red ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Clone Drone in the Danger Zone ships Online Co-op, Co-op.