Choose Party Animals
Choose Party Animals if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 16,930 Steam reviews back the pick.
Party Animals vs Drunkonauts
Party Animals and Drunkonauts 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. Party Animals (2023) is 3 years older than Drunkonauts (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Drunkonauts
Choose Drunkonauts if you want a Simulation game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Drunkonauts launched in 2026.
Both Party Animals and Drunkonauts 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 |  Drunkonauts | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 13.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (16,930 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Recreate Games | Nebula Developers Lab |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Party Animals (2023) is 3 years older than Drunkonauts (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Party Animals is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Drunkonauts has no Deck rating yet.
Party Animals vs Drunkonauts — FAQ
- Should I play Party Animals or Drunkonauts first?
- If you want chronology, Party Animals (2023) came out before Drunkonauts (2026). 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 Drunkonauts 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.
- Do both Party Animals and Drunkonauts have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Party Animals ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Drunkonauts ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Party Animals run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Party Animals is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Drunkonauts doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.