Choose Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket
Choose Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket launched in 2007.
Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket vs Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles
Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket and Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles both land in Casual 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 Casual games on Steam. Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket (2007) is 2 years older than Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles (2009). Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket: 60 reviews, Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles: 52). 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 Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles
Choose Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles launched in 2009.
Both Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket and Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles sit in Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80% vs 80.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket |  Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2009 |
| Genres | Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (60 reviews) | 80.8% positive (52 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | SpinTop Games | SpinTop Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket (2007) is 2 years older than Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles (2009).
- Both sit near 80% positive on Steam (Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket: 60 reviews, Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles: 52).
- Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket vs Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles — FAQ
- Should I play Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket or Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles first?
- If you want chronology, Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket (2007) came out before Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles (2009). 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 Mystery P.I.™ - The Lottery Ticket and Mystery P.I. - Lost in Los Angeles similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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.