Choose Drawn®: The Painted Tower
Choose Drawn®: The Painted Tower if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.4% positive across 109 reviews.
Drawn®: The Painted Tower vs 100 hidden cups
Drawn®: The Painted Tower and 100 hidden cups both land in Adventure, Casual 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 Adventure, Casual on Steam. Drawn®: The Painted Tower (2011) is 10 years older than 100 hidden cups (2021). Drawn®: The Painted Tower scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than 100 hidden cups (42.4% 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 100 hidden cups
Choose 100 hidden cups if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. 100 hidden cups launched in 2021.
Both Drawn®: The Painted Tower and 100 hidden cups sit in Adventure and Casual 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
 Drawn®: The Painted Tower |  100 hidden cups | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2021 |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.4% positive (109 reviews) | 42.4% positive (271 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Big Fish Studios | Anatoliy Loginovskikh, Igor Shalimov |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Drawn®: The Painted Tower (2011) is 10 years older than 100 hidden cups (2021).
- Drawn®: The Painted Tower scores higher on Steam reviews (84.4% positive) than 100 hidden cups (42.4% positive).
- 100 hidden cups is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Drawn®: The Painted Tower (0.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- 100 hidden cups is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Drawn®: The Painted Tower has no Deck rating yet.
Drawn®: The Painted Tower vs 100 hidden cups — FAQ
- Which is better, Drawn®: The Painted Tower or 100 hidden cups?
- On Steam reviews Drawn®: The Painted Tower scores higher (84.4% positive) than 100 hidden cups (42.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Drawn®: The Painted Tower is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Drawn®: The Painted Tower or 100 hidden cups first?
- If you want chronology, Drawn®: The Painted Tower (2011) came out before 100 hidden cups (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 Drawn®: The Painted Tower and 100 hidden cups similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Casual 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.