Choose Simple Machines
Choose Simple Machines if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Simple Machines launched in 2020.
Simple Machines vs How To Bathe Your Cat
Simple Machines and How To Bathe Your Cat both land in 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Simple Machines (2020) is 1 year older than How To Bathe Your Cat (2021). Simple Machines scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than How To Bathe Your Cat (87.5% 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 How To Bathe Your Cat
Choose How To Bathe Your Cat if it matches what drew you to this matchup. How To Bathe Your Cat launched in 2021.
Both Simple Machines and How To Bathe Your Cat sit in Indie and Casual 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
 Simple Machines |  How To Bathe Your Cat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (12 reviews) | 87.5% positive (80 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Kraken Ink. | Fractal Projects |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Simple Machines (2020) is 1 year older than How To Bathe Your Cat (2021).
- Simple Machines scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than How To Bathe Your Cat (87.5% positive).
- How To Bathe Your Cat is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Simple Machines (0.99 USD vs. 0.99 USD).
- How To Bathe Your Cat is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Simple Machines has no Deck rating yet.
Simple Machines vs How To Bathe Your Cat — FAQ
- Should I play Simple Machines or How To Bathe Your Cat first?
- If you want chronology, Simple Machines (2020) came out before How To Bathe Your Cat (2021). 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 Simple Machines and How To Bathe Your Cat similar?
- They overlap on 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.