Choose Alchemic Beasts
Choose Alchemic Beasts if you want a Simulation game with DualShock Controller Support. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Alchemic Beasts launched in 2027.
Alchemic Beasts vs Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game
Alchemic Beasts and Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game both land in Indie, Adventure, RPG 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 Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game (2024) is 3 years older than Alchemic Beasts (2027). Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Alchemic Beasts has no Deck rating yet. 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 Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game
Choose Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game launched in 2024.
Both Alchemic Beasts and Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game sit in Indie, Adventure, and RPG 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
 Alchemic Beasts |  Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2027 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 85.7% positive (21 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | White Guardian Studios LLC | Studio Kumiho |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game (2024) is 3 years older than Alchemic Beasts (2027).
- Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Alchemic Beasts has no Deck rating yet.
Alchemic Beasts vs Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game — FAQ
- Should I play Alchemic Beasts or Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game first?
- If you want chronology, Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game (2024) came out before Alchemic Beasts (2027). 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 Alchemic Beasts and Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, RPG 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.