Choose Bright Days in Quarantine
Choose Bright Days in Quarantine if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Bright Days in Quarantine launched in 2020.
Bright Days in Quarantine vs Screen Pets
Bright Days in Quarantine and Screen Pets both land in Indie, Simulation, 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, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Bright Days in Quarantine (2020) is 5 years older than Screen Pets (2025). Bright Days in Quarantine is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Screen Pets (1.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD). 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 Screen Pets
Choose Screen Pets if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Screen Pets launched in 2025.
Both Bright Days in Quarantine and Screen Pets sit in Indie, Simulation, 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
 Bright Days in Quarantine |  Screen Pets | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.3% positive (18 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Delta Arcade | zowlf |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Bright Days in Quarantine (2020) is 5 years older than Screen Pets (2025).
- Bright Days in Quarantine is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Screen Pets (1.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
Bright Days in Quarantine vs Screen Pets — FAQ
- Should I play Bright Days in Quarantine or Screen Pets first?
- If you want chronology, Bright Days in Quarantine (2020) came out before Screen Pets (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 Bright Days in Quarantine and Screen Pets similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, 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.