Choose What The Box?
Choose What The Box? if it matches what drew you to this matchup. What The Box? launched in 2016.
What The Box? vs Dangerous FightCIA
What The Box? and Dangerous FightCIA both land in Action, Indie 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 Action, Indie on Steam. What The Box? (2016) is 8 years older than Dangerous FightCIA (2024). What The Box? is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Dangerous FightCIA (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD). 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 Dangerous FightCIA
Choose Dangerous FightCIA if you want an Adventure and Massively Multiplayer game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Dangerous FightCIA launched in 2024.
Both What The Box? and Dangerous FightCIA sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 What The Box? |  Dangerous FightCIA | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.9% positive (346 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Bitten Toast Games Inc. | SHM, CIA_inc, CIA INC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- What The Box? (2016) is 8 years older than Dangerous FightCIA (2024).
- What The Box? is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Dangerous FightCIA (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Dangerous FightCIA has co-op; What The Box? does not.
What The Box? vs Dangerous FightCIA — FAQ
- Should I play What The Box? or Dangerous FightCIA first?
- If you want chronology, What The Box? (2016) came out before Dangerous FightCIA (2024). 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 What The Box? and Dangerous FightCIA similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.