Choose Condemned: Criminal Origins
Choose Condemned: Criminal Origins if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 1,963 Steam reviews back the pick.
Condemned: Criminal Origins vs Escape Haunted Mansion
Condemned: Criminal Origins and Escape Haunted Mansion both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006) is 19 years older than Escape Haunted Mansion (2025). Escape Haunted Mansion has co-op; Condemned: Criminal Origins does not. 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 Escape Haunted Mansion
Choose Escape Haunted Mansion if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Early Access game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Escape Haunted Mansion launched in 2025.
Both Condemned: Criminal Origins and Escape Haunted Mansion sit in Action 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
 Condemned: Criminal Origins |  Escape Haunted Mansion | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2006 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.6% positive (1,963 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Monolith | BlueAreaEntertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006) is 19 years older than Escape Haunted Mansion (2025).
- Escape Haunted Mansion has co-op; Condemned: Criminal Origins does not.
- Condemned: Criminal Origins is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Escape Haunted Mansion has no Deck rating yet.
Condemned: Criminal Origins vs Escape Haunted Mansion — FAQ
- Should I play Condemned: Criminal Origins or Escape Haunted Mansion first?
- If you want chronology, Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006) came out before Escape Haunted Mansion (2025). 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 Condemned: Criminal Origins and Escape Haunted Mansion similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 Condemned: Criminal Origins have multiplayer like Escape Haunted Mansion?
- No. Escape Haunted Mansion supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Condemned: Criminal Origins is listed as single-player only.
- Does Condemned: Criminal Origins run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Condemned: Criminal Origins is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Escape Haunted Mansion doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.