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). Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings is free; Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is paid (10.99 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 Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings
Choose Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings if you want a Free To Play and Casual game with DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Steam Input API Support. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 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, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 10.99 USD | Free to play |
| 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).
- Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings is free; Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is paid (10.99 USD).
- 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.
- Is Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings free?
- Yes — Pixel Detective: Curse of the Paintings is a free-to-play Steam title. Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is paid (10.99 USD).
- 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.