Choose Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Choose Everybody's Gone to the Rapture if you want a Casual experience. 1,284 Steam reviews back the pick.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture vs Paradise Lost
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Paradise Lost 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. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2016) is 5 years older than Paradise Lost (2021). Both sit near 69% positive on Steam (Everybody's Gone to the Rapture: 1,284 reviews, Paradise Lost: 744). 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 Paradise Lost
Choose Paradise Lost if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Paradise Lost launched in 2021.
Both Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Paradise Lost sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (68.6% vs 69.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture |  Paradise Lost | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 68.6% positive (1,284 reviews) | 69.4% positive (744 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | The Chinese Room | PolyAmorous |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2016) is 5 years older than Paradise Lost (2021).
- Both sit near 69% positive on Steam (Everybody's Gone to the Rapture: 1,284 reviews, Paradise Lost: 744).
- Paradise Lost is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is Deck Playable, Paradise Lost is Deck Unsupported.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture vs Paradise Lost — FAQ
- Which is better, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture or Paradise Lost?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture sits at 68.6% positive (1,284 reviews), Paradise Lost at 69.4% (744). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Everybody's Gone to the Rapture or Paradise Lost first?
- If you want chronology, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2016) came out before Paradise Lost (2021). 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 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Paradise Lost 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.