Choose Square Route
Choose Square Route if it's currently about 72% cheaper on the Steam Store. Square Route launched in 2018.
Square Route vs Bills Must Be Paid
Square Route and Bills Must Be Paid both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Square Route (2018) is 8 years older than Bills Must Be Paid (2026). Square Route is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than Bills Must Be Paid (1.99 USD vs. 6.99 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 Bills Must Be Paid
Choose Bills Must Be Paid if you want a Simulation game with DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Color Alternatives. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 10,503 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Square Route and Bills Must Be Paid sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie 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
 Square Route |  Bills Must Be Paid | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 96.7% positive (10,503 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Battenberg Software | Rike Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Square Route (2018) is 8 years older than Bills Must Be Paid (2026).
- Square Route is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than Bills Must Be Paid (1.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Bills Must Be Paid is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Square Route has no Deck rating yet.
Square Route vs Bills Must Be Paid — FAQ
- Should I play Square Route or Bills Must Be Paid first?
- If you want chronology, Square Route (2018) came out before Bills Must Be Paid (2026). 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 Square Route and Bills Must Be Paid similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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.