Choose Candy Raid: The Factory
Choose Candy Raid: The Factory if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Candy Raid: The Factory launched in 2018.
Candy Raid: The Factory vs Time of the Clones
Candy Raid: The Factory and Time of the Clones both land in Indie, 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 share Indie, Casual on Steam. Candy Raid: The Factory (2018) is 3 years older than Time of the Clones (2021). Time of the Clones is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Candy Raid: The Factory (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Time of the Clones
Choose Time of the Clones if you want a Strategy game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Time of the Clones launched in 2021.
Both Candy Raid: The Factory and Time of the Clones sit in Indie and 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
 Candy Raid: The Factory |  Time of the Clones | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | KR Game Studios | BadWolf Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Candy Raid: The Factory (2018) is 3 years older than Time of the Clones (2021).
- Time of the Clones is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Candy Raid: The Factory (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Candy Raid: The Factory vs Time of the Clones — FAQ
- Should I play Candy Raid: The Factory or Time of the Clones first?
- If you want chronology, Candy Raid: The Factory (2018) came out before Time of the Clones (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 Candy Raid: The Factory and Time of the Clones similar?
- They overlap on Indie, 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.