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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine vs Checkmate!

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine and Checkmate! both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (2013) is 5 years older than Checkmate! (2018). Checkmate! is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (0.99 USD vs. 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 an Action and Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 2,547 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Checkmate!

Choose Checkmate! if it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. Checkmate! launched in 2018.

Both Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine and Checkmate! sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, 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 Checkmate! — Steam metadata comparison
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine — Steam game coverMonaco: What's Yours Is MineCheckmate! — Steam game coverCheckmate!
Released20132018
GenresAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, CasualStrategy, Indie, Casual
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableUnrated
Price14.99 USD0.99 USD
Steam reviews92.4% positive (2,547 reviews)3 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-opMulti-player
DevelopersPocketwatch GamesSoftwaves Mini

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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine vs Checkmate! — FAQ

Should I play Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine or Checkmate! first?
If you want chronology, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (2013) came out before Checkmate! (2018). 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 Checkmate! similar?
They overlap on Strategy, 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 Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Checkmate! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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