Choose Party Animals
Choose Party Animals if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 16,930 Steam reviews back the pick.
Party Animals vs Push Your Family
Party Animals and Push Your Family both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Push Your Family (2021) is 2 years older than Party Animals (2023). Party Animals is currently ~7% cheaper on Steam than Push Your Family (13.99 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 Push Your Family
Choose Push Your Family if you want an Adventure and Early Access experience. Push Your Family launched in 2021.
Both Party Animals and Push Your Family sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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
 Party Animals |  Push Your Family | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 13.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (16,930 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Recreate Games | Meteor Mug |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Push Your Family (2021) is 2 years older than Party Animals (2023).
- Party Animals is currently ~7% cheaper on Steam than Push Your Family (13.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Party Animals has co-op; Push Your Family does not.
- Party Animals is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Push Your Family has no Deck rating yet.
Party Animals vs Push Your Family — FAQ
- Should I play Party Animals or Push Your Family first?
- If you want chronology, Push Your Family (2021) came out before Party Animals (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 Party Animals and Push Your Family similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Party Animals run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Party Animals is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Push Your Family doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.