Choose King of Crabs
Choose King of Crabs if you want the MMO side of the pairing. 3,372 Steam reviews back the pick.
King of Crabs vs GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN
King of Crabs and GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN both land in Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. King of Crabs (2023) is 1 year older than GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN (2024). Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (King of Crabs: 3,372 reviews, GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN: 17). 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 GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN
Choose GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN launched in 2024.
Both King of Crabs and GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81.9% vs 82.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 King of Crabs |  GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 81.9% positive (3,372 reviews) | 82.4% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Robot Squid, Spilt Milk Studios Ltd | SANDY FLOOR |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- King of Crabs (2023) is 1 year older than GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN (2024).
- Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (King of Crabs: 3,372 reviews, GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN: 17).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- King of Crabs is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN has no Deck rating yet.
King of Crabs vs GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN — FAQ
- Should I play King of Crabs or GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN first?
- If you want chronology, King of Crabs (2023) came out before GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN (2024). 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 King of Crabs and GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN similar?
- They overlap on Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 King of Crabs and GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: King of Crabs ships Online Co-op, Co-op; GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN ships Online Co-op, Co-op.