Choose Tangle Tower
Choose Tangle Tower if you want the Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. 2,661 Steam reviews back the pick.
Tangle Tower vs Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
Tangle Tower and Chicken Police - Paint it RED! both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Tangle Tower (2019) is 1 year older than Chicken Police - Paint it RED! (2020). Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Tangle Tower: 2,661 reviews, Chicken Police - Paint it RED!: 674). 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 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
Choose Chicken Police - Paint it RED! if you want the Adjustable Text Size and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. Chicken Police - Paint it RED! launched in 2020.
Both Tangle Tower and Chicken Police - Paint it RED! sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls and Mouse Only Option, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.8% vs 95.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Tangle Tower |  Chicken Police - Paint it RED! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.8% positive (2,661 reviews) | 95.3% positive (674 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | SFB Games | The Wild Gentlemen |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Tangle Tower (2019) is 1 year older than Chicken Police - Paint it RED! (2020).
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Tangle Tower: 2,661 reviews, Chicken Police - Paint it RED!: 674).
- Chicken Police - Paint it RED! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Tangle Tower (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Tangle Tower vs Chicken Police - Paint it RED! — FAQ
- Which is better, Tangle Tower or Chicken Police - Paint it RED!?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Tangle Tower sits at 95.8% positive (2,661 reviews), Chicken Police - Paint it RED! at 95.3% (674). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Tangle Tower or Chicken Police - Paint it RED! first?
- If you want chronology, Tangle Tower (2019) came out before Chicken Police - Paint it RED! (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 Tangle Tower and Chicken Police - Paint it RED! similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do Tangle Tower and Chicken Police - Paint it RED! 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.