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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine vs Buoyant

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine and Buoyant both land in Action, 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 Action, Casual on Steam. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (2013) is 6 years older than Buoyant (2019). Buoyant is free; Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is paid (14.99 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 Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

Choose Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 2,547 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Buoyant

Choose Buoyant if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Buoyant launched in 2019.

Both Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine and Buoyant sit in Action and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine vs Buoyant — Steam metadata comparison
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine — Steam game coverMonaco: What's Yours Is MineBuoyant — Steam game coverBuoyant
Released20132019
GenresAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, CasualAction, Casual
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows, macOS
Steam DeckDeck PlayableUnrated
Price14.99 USDFree to play
Steam reviews92.4% positive (2,547 reviews)9 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-opSingle-player only
DevelopersPocketwatch GamesNew Star Games

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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine vs Buoyant — FAQ

Should I play Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine or Buoyant first?
If you want chronology, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (2013) came out before Buoyant (2019). 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 Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine and Buoyant similar?
They overlap on Action, 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 Buoyant have multiplayer like Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine?
No. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Buoyant is listed as single-player only.
Is Buoyant free?
Yes — Buoyant is a free-to-play Steam title. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is paid (14.99 USD).
Does Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Buoyant doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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