Choose Haunting Hour
Choose Haunting Hour if you want the Online PvP, PvP, and Tracked Controller Support side of the pairing. Haunting Hour launched in 2019.
Haunting Hour vs The Lost Castle: Escape Room
Haunting Hour and The Lost Castle: Escape Room both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Haunting Hour (2019) is 3 years older than The Lost Castle: Escape Room (2022). Haunting Hour scores higher on Steam reviews (60% positive) than The Lost Castle: Escape Room (36.4% 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 The Lost Castle: Escape Room
Choose The Lost Castle: Escape Room if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 83% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Lost Castle: Escape Room launched in 2022.
Both Haunting Hour and The Lost Castle: Escape Room sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Haunting Hour |  The Lost Castle: Escape Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive (10 reviews) | 36.4% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Glass Cat Studios | Exscape |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Haunting Hour (2019) is 3 years older than The Lost Castle: Escape Room (2022).
- Haunting Hour scores higher on Steam reviews (60% positive) than The Lost Castle: Escape Room (36.4% positive).
- The Lost Castle: Escape Room is currently ~83% cheaper on Steam than Haunting Hour (0.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Haunting Hour vs The Lost Castle: Escape Room — FAQ
- Should I play Haunting Hour or The Lost Castle: Escape Room first?
- If you want chronology, Haunting Hour (2019) came out before The Lost Castle: Escape Room (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 Haunting Hour and The Lost Castle: Escape Room similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Do both Haunting Hour and The Lost Castle: Escape Room have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Haunting Hour ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Lost Castle: Escape Room ships Online Co-op, Co-op.