Choose Discouraged Workers
Choose Discouraged Workers if you want an Adventure experience. Discouraged Workers launched in 2015.
Discouraged Workers vs Room No. 9
Discouraged Workers and Room No. 9 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. Discouraged Workers (2015) is 5 years older than Room No. 9 (2020). Room No. 9 scores higher on Steam reviews (88.3% positive) than Discouraged Workers (54.5% positive). 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 Room No. 9
Choose Room No. 9 if it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Room No. 9 launched in 2020.
Both Discouraged Workers and Room No. 9 sit in Indie 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
 Discouraged Workers |  Room No. 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 54.5% positive (33 reviews) | 88.3% positive (266 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | YGGDRASIL STUDIO | parade |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Discouraged Workers (2015) is 5 years older than Room No. 9 (2020).
- Room No. 9 scores higher on Steam reviews (88.3% positive) than Discouraged Workers (54.5% positive).
- Steam Deck: Discouraged Workers is Deck Unsupported, Room No. 9 is Deck Playable.
Discouraged Workers vs Room No. 9 — FAQ
- Should I play Discouraged Workers or Room No. 9 first?
- If you want chronology, Discouraged Workers (2015) came out before Room No. 9 (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 Discouraged Workers and Room No. 9 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.