Choose Elium - Prison Escape
Choose Elium - Prison Escape if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 45% cheaper on the Steam Store. Elium - Prison Escape launched in 2018.
Elium - Prison Escape vs We Who Are About To Die
Elium - Prison Escape and We Who Are About To Die both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, RPG on Steam. Elium - Prison Escape (2018) is 4 years older than We Who Are About To Die (2022). We Who Are About To Die scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Elium - Prison Escape (70% 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 We Who Are About To Die
Choose We Who Are About To Die if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 6,583 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Elium - Prison Escape and We Who Are About To Die sit in Action, Indie, and RPG 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
 Elium - Prison Escape |  We Who Are About To Die | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 21.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive (30 reviews) | 88.7% positive (6,583 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lone Artisan Games | Jordy Lakiere |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Elium - Prison Escape (2018) is 4 years older than We Who Are About To Die (2022).
- We Who Are About To Die scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Elium - Prison Escape (70% positive).
- Elium - Prison Escape is currently ~45% cheaper on Steam than We Who Are About To Die (11.99 USD vs. 21.99 USD).
- We Who Are About To Die is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Elium - Prison Escape has no Deck rating yet.
Elium - Prison Escape vs We Who Are About To Die — FAQ
- Should I play Elium - Prison Escape or We Who Are About To Die first?
- If you want chronology, Elium - Prison Escape (2018) came out before We Who Are About To Die (2022). 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 We Who Are About To Die similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.