Choose What The Bear?
Choose What The Bear? if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. What The Bear? launched in 2020.
What The Bear? vs Battle Tracks
What The Bear? and Battle Tracks both land in Action, Strategy, 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 share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. What The Bear? (2020) is 3 years older than Battle Tracks (2023). What The Bear? is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Battle Tracks (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Battle Tracks
Choose Battle Tracks if you want an Adventure and Casual game with Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Battle Tracks launched in 2023.
Both What The Bear? and Battle Tracks sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 What The Bear? |  Battle Tracks | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 93.3% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Lonely Bear Studio | Dreamfire Studios, Bytefire Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- What The Bear? (2020) is 3 years older than Battle Tracks (2023).
- What The Bear? is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Battle Tracks (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Battle Tracks has co-op; What The Bear? does not.
What The Bear? vs Battle Tracks — FAQ
- Should I play What The Bear? or Battle Tracks first?
- If you want chronology, What The Bear? (2020) came out before Battle Tracks (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 What The Bear? and Battle Tracks similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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.