Choose PRICE
Choose PRICE if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,327 Steam reviews back the pick.
PRICE vs Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
PRICE and Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet 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. PRICE (2016) is 11 years older than Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet (2027). PRICE is free; Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet is paid (Price unknown). 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 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
Choose Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet if you want the DualShock Controller Support and Steam Input API Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet launched in 2027.
Both PRICE and Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 PRICE |  Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2027 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 89.4% positive (1,327 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | YETU GAME | Alperen Torun |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- PRICE (2016) is 11 years older than Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet (2027).
- PRICE is free; Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet is paid (Price unknown).
PRICE vs Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet — FAQ
- Should I play PRICE or Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet first?
- If you want chronology, PRICE (2016) came out before Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet (2027). 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 PRICE and Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet 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.
- Is PRICE free?
- Yes — PRICE is a free-to-play Steam title. Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet is paid (Price unknown).