Choose Staying Together
Choose Staying Together if you want a Strategy experience. Staying Together launched in 2020.
Staying Together vs Lab Chaos
Staying Together and Lab Chaos 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. Staying Together (2020) is 3 years older than Lab Chaos (2023). Lab Chaos is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Staying Together (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Lab Chaos
Choose Lab Chaos if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Lab Chaos launched in 2023.
Both Staying Together and Lab Chaos 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
 Staying Together |  Lab Chaos | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 100% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Holtzem Games | Draykun Studios LLP |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Staying Together (2020) is 3 years older than Lab Chaos (2023).
- Lab Chaos is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Staying Together (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Staying Together vs Lab Chaos — FAQ
- Should I play Staying Together or Lab Chaos first?
- If you want chronology, Staying Together (2020) came out before Lab Chaos (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 Staying Together and Lab Chaos 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.