Choose Elium - Prison Escape
Choose Elium - Prison Escape if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 52% cheaper on the Steam Store. Elium - Prison Escape launched in 2018.
Elium - Prison Escape vs Rise of the Ronin
Elium - Prison Escape and Rise of the Ronin both land in Action, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Elium - Prison Escape (2018) is 7 years older than Rise of the Ronin (2025). Both sit near 70% positive on Steam (Elium - Prison Escape: 30 reviews, Rise of the Ronin: 2,235). 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 Rise of the Ronin
Choose Rise of the Ronin if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,235 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Elium - Prison Escape and Rise of the Ronin sit in Action and RPG on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (70% vs 69.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Elium - Prison Escape |  Rise of the Ronin | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive (30 reviews) | 69.3% positive (2,235 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Lone Artisan Games | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Elium - Prison Escape (2018) is 7 years older than Rise of the Ronin (2025).
- Both sit near 70% positive on Steam (Elium - Prison Escape: 30 reviews, Rise of the Ronin: 2,235).
- Elium - Prison Escape is currently ~52% cheaper on Steam than Rise of the Ronin (11.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Rise of the Ronin has co-op; Elium - Prison Escape does not.
- Rise of the Ronin is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Elium - Prison Escape has no Deck rating yet.
Elium - Prison Escape vs Rise of the Ronin — FAQ
- Should I play Elium - Prison Escape or Rise of the Ronin first?
- If you want chronology, Elium - Prison Escape (2018) came out before Rise of the Ronin (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 Elium - Prison Escape and Rise of the Ronin similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG 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 Elium - Prison Escape have multiplayer like Rise of the Ronin?
- No. Rise of the Ronin supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Elium - Prison Escape is listed as single-player only.