Choose Sandmade
Choose Sandmade if you want an Indie experience. Sandmade launched in 2018.
Sandmade vs Colors!
Sandmade and Colors! both land in Casual 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 are Casual games on Steam. Sandmade (2018) is 3 years older than Colors! (2021). Sandmade scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Colors! (71.8% 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 Colors!
Choose Colors! if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Colors! launched in 2021.
Both Sandmade and Colors! sit in Casual 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
 Sandmade |  Colors! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.1% positive (110 reviews) | 71.8% positive (39 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Manic Hyena | Vergiu |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Sandmade (2018) is 3 years older than Colors! (2021).
- Sandmade scores higher on Steam reviews (89.1% positive) than Colors! (71.8% positive).
- Colors! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Sandmade (0.99 USD vs. 0.99 USD).
Sandmade vs Colors! — FAQ
- Should I play Sandmade or Colors! first?
- If you want chronology, Sandmade (2018) came out before Colors! (2021). 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 Sandmade and Colors! similar?
- They overlap on Casual 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.