Choose Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
Choose Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders launched in 2019.
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders vs Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders and Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings 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. Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders (2019) is 7 years older than Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings (2026). Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings has no Deck rating yet. 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 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
Choose Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings if you want a Casual game with DualShock Controller Support and Steam Input API Support. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings launched in 2026.
Both Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders and Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders |  Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 10.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 92.4% positive (288 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nupixo Games | NorthLightPixels |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders (2019) is 7 years older than Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings (2026).
- Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings has no Deck rating yet.
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders vs Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings — FAQ
- Should I play Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders or Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings first?
- If you want chronology, Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders (2019) came out before Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings (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 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders and Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings 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 Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.