Choose Portal Dogs
Choose Portal Dogs if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Portal Dogs launched in 2020.
Portal Dogs vs Pets at Work
Portal Dogs and Pets at Work both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Portal Dogs (2020) is 2 years older than Pets at Work (2022). Pets at Work is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Portal Dogs (2.99 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 Pets at Work
Choose Pets at Work if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Pets at Work launched in 2022.
Both Portal Dogs and Pets at Work sit in Indie 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
 Portal Dogs |  Pets at Work | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 95.4% positive (65 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Brain Connected | Nibb Games, Guimaraf Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Portal Dogs (2020) is 2 years older than Pets at Work (2022).
- Pets at Work is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Portal Dogs (2.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- Pets at Work has co-op; Portal Dogs does not.
- Pets at Work is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Portal Dogs has no Deck rating yet.
Portal Dogs vs Pets at Work — FAQ
- Should I play Portal Dogs or Pets at Work first?
- If you want chronology, Portal Dogs (2020) came out before Pets at Work (2022). 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 Portal Dogs and Pets at Work similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 Portal Dogs have multiplayer like Pets at Work?
- No. Pets at Work supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Portal Dogs is listed as single-player only.