Choose Knockout Party
Choose Knockout Party if you want a Sports, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer game with Online PvP and PvP. Knockout Party launched in 2020.
Knockout Party vs King of Meat
Knockout Party and King of Meat 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. Knockout Party (2020) is 5 years older than King of Meat (2025). King of Meat scores higher on Steam reviews (74.6% positive) than Knockout Party (63.3% 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 King of Meat
Choose King of Meat if you want the Online Co-op, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. King of Meat launched in 2025.
Both Knockout Party and King of Meat sit in Action and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Knockout Party |  King of Meat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 6.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 63.3% positive (60 reviews) | 74.6% positive (173 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Toxic Studio | Glowmade |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- Knockout Party (2020) is 5 years older than King of Meat (2025).
- King of Meat scores higher on Steam reviews (74.6% positive) than Knockout Party (63.3% positive).
- King of Meat has co-op; Knockout Party does not.
- King of Meat is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Knockout Party has no Deck rating yet.
Knockout Party vs King of Meat — FAQ
- Should I play Knockout Party or King of Meat first?
- If you want chronology, Knockout Party (2020) came out before King of Meat (2025). 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 Knockout Party and King of Meat 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.