Choose LIZ: Before the Plague
Choose LIZ: Before the Plague if you want an Action and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. LIZ: Before the Plague launched in 2019.
LIZ: Before the Plague vs Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor
LIZ: Before the Plague and Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor 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. LIZ: Before the Plague (2019) is 6 years older than Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor (2025). Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than LIZ: Before the Plague (4.99 USD vs. 8.99 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 Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor
Choose Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 44% cheaper on the Steam Store. Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor launched in 2025.
Both LIZ: Before the Plague and Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 LIZ: Before the Plague |  Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Twin Wolves Studio | TeNiTinyGames |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- LIZ: Before the Plague (2019) is 6 years older than Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor (2025).
- Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than LIZ: Before the Plague (4.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor has co-op; LIZ: Before the Plague does not.
LIZ: Before the Plague vs Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor — FAQ
- Should I play LIZ: Before the Plague or Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor first?
- If you want chronology, LIZ: Before the Plague (2019) came out before Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor (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 LIZ: Before the Plague and Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor 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.
- Does LIZ: Before the Plague have multiplayer like Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor?
- No. Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while LIZ: Before the Plague is listed as single-player only.