Choose Fall Guys
Choose Fall Guys if you want an Action, Sports, and Massively Multiplayer game with Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 148,234 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fall Guys vs PIXELS
Fall Guys and PIXELS 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. Fall Guys (2020) is 3 years older than PIXELS (2023). Fall Guys scores higher on Steam reviews (83.8% positive) than PIXELS (81.8% 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 PIXELS
Choose PIXELS if you want a Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. PIXELS launched in 2023.
Both Fall Guys and PIXELS 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
 Fall Guys |  PIXELS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 83.8% positive (148,234 reviews) | 81.8% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mediatonic | Alexander Gromyko |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Fall Guys (2020) is 3 years older than PIXELS (2023).
- Fall Guys scores higher on Steam reviews (83.8% positive) than PIXELS (81.8% positive).
- PIXELS is free; Fall Guys is paid (Price unknown).
- Fall Guys has co-op; PIXELS does not.
- Fall Guys is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; PIXELS has no Deck rating yet.
Fall Guys vs PIXELS — FAQ
- Should I play Fall Guys or PIXELS first?
- If you want chronology, Fall Guys (2020) came out before PIXELS (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 Fall Guys and PIXELS 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.
- Does PIXELS have multiplayer like Fall Guys?
- No. Fall Guys supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while PIXELS is listed as single-player only.
- Is PIXELS free?
- Yes — PIXELS is a free-to-play Steam title. Fall Guys is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Fall Guys run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fall Guys is rated Deck Playable by Valve. PIXELS doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.