Choose Friendship with Benefits
Choose Friendship with Benefits if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96% positive across 1,045 reviews.
Friendship with Benefits vs Friendship with Benefits 2
Friendship with Benefits and Friendship with Benefits 2 both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Friendship with Benefits (2020) is 5 years older than Friendship with Benefits 2 (2025). Friendship with Benefits scores higher on Steam reviews (96% positive) than Friendship with Benefits 2 (90.8% positive). 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 Friendship with Benefits 2
Choose Friendship with Benefits 2 if you want a Simulation and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Friendship with Benefits 2 launched in 2025.
Both Friendship with Benefits and Friendship with Benefits 2 sit in Indie 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
 Friendship with Benefits |  Friendship with Benefits 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 10.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive (1,045 reviews) | 90.8% positive (109 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | TwistedScarlett60 | TwistedScarlett60 |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Friendship with Benefits (2020) is 5 years older than Friendship with Benefits 2 (2025).
- Friendship with Benefits scores higher on Steam reviews (96% positive) than Friendship with Benefits 2 (90.8% positive).
- Friendship with Benefits is currently ~39% cheaper on Steam than Friendship with Benefits 2 (10.99 USD vs. 17.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Friendship with Benefits is Deck Playable, Friendship with Benefits 2 is Deck Verified.
Friendship with Benefits vs Friendship with Benefits 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Friendship with Benefits or Friendship with Benefits 2?
- On Steam reviews Friendship with Benefits scores higher (96% positive) than Friendship with Benefits 2 (90.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Friendship with Benefits is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Friendship with Benefits or Friendship with Benefits 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Friendship with Benefits (2020) came out before Friendship with Benefits 2 (2025). 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 Friendship with Benefits and Friendship with Benefits 2 similar?
- They overlap on 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.