Choose Link the Animals
Choose Link the Animals if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Link the Animals launched in 2019.
Link the Animals vs Square Word: Back to Work🐯
Link the Animals and Square Word: Back to Work🐯 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. Link the Animals (2019) is 4 years older than Square Word: Back to Work🐯 (2023). Link the Animals is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Square Word: Back to Work🐯 (1.99 USD vs. 3.99 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 Square Word: Back to Work🐯
Choose Square Word: Back to Work🐯 if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Square Word: Back to Work🐯 launched in 2023.
Both Link the Animals and Square Word: Back to Work🐯 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
 Link the Animals |  Square Word: Back to Work🐯 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Wesoft Solutions | CCS |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Link the Animals (2019) is 4 years older than Square Word: Back to Work🐯 (2023).
- Link the Animals is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Square Word: Back to Work🐯 (1.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
Link the Animals vs Square Word: Back to Work🐯 — FAQ
- Should I play Link the Animals or Square Word: Back to Work🐯 first?
- If you want chronology, Link the Animals (2019) came out before Square Word: Back to Work🐯 (2023). 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 Link the Animals and Square Word: Back to Work🐯 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.