Choose Perennial Order
Choose Perennial Order if you want a RPG game with Online Co-op. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Perennial Order launched in 2024.
Perennial Order vs Puppeteer: No Strings Attached
Perennial Order and Puppeteer: No Strings Attached both land in Action, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Perennial Order (2024) is 2 years older than Puppeteer: No Strings Attached (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Puppeteer: No Strings Attached
Choose Puppeteer: No Strings Attached if you want an Indie game with DualShock Controller Support and DualSense Controller Support. Puppeteer: No Strings Attached launched in 2026.
Both Perennial Order and Puppeteer: No Strings Attached sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Perennial Order |  Puppeteer: No Strings Attached | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 96.3% positive (402 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Gardenfiend Games | Sandouq Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Perennial Order (2024) is 2 years older than Puppeteer: No Strings Attached (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Perennial Order is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Puppeteer: No Strings Attached has no Deck rating yet.
Perennial Order vs Puppeteer: No Strings Attached — FAQ
- Should I play Perennial Order or Puppeteer: No Strings Attached first?
- If you want chronology, Perennial Order (2024) came out before Puppeteer: No Strings Attached (2026). 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 Perennial Order and Puppeteer: No Strings Attached similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure 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 Perennial Order and Puppeteer: No Strings Attached have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Perennial Order ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Puppeteer: No Strings Attached ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Perennial Order run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Perennial Order is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Puppeteer: No Strings Attached doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.