Choose This Book Is A Dungeon
Choose This Book Is A Dungeon if it's currently about 77% cheaper on the Steam Store. This Book Is A Dungeon launched in 2015.
This Book Is A Dungeon vs Spooky Station
This Book Is A Dungeon and Spooky Station 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. This Book Is A Dungeon (2015) is 4 years older than Spooky Station (2019). Spooky Station scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than This Book Is A Dungeon (81.7% 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 Spooky Station
Choose Spooky Station if you want an Action, RPG, and Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Spooky Station launched in 2019.
Both This Book Is A Dungeon and Spooky Station sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81.7% vs 82.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 This Book Is A Dungeon |  Spooky Station | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.79 USD | 3.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.7% positive (142 reviews) | 82.9% positive (35 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Nathan Meunier | Coletivo Vaca Roxa, Vee, JoyMasher, PKO Game Studio, Spookids Team, Calangames, Expresso Studios, Pastel Studios, Heavy Sheep, LASTONE, Asteristic Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- This Book Is A Dungeon (2015) is 4 years older than Spooky Station (2019).
- Spooky Station scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than This Book Is A Dungeon (81.7% positive).
- This Book Is A Dungeon is currently ~77% cheaper on Steam than Spooky Station (0.79 USD vs. 3.49 USD).
- Spooky Station has co-op; This Book Is A Dungeon does not.
This Book Is A Dungeon vs Spooky Station — FAQ
- Should I play This Book Is A Dungeon or Spooky Station first?
- If you want chronology, This Book Is A Dungeon (2015) came out before Spooky Station (2019). 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 This Book Is A Dungeon and Spooky Station 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.
- Does This Book Is A Dungeon have multiplayer like Spooky Station?
- No. Spooky Station supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while This Book Is A Dungeon is listed as single-player only.