Choose Not Another Weekend
Choose Not Another Weekend if you want an Indie game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option. Not Another Weekend launched in 2021.
Not Another Weekend vs Pants Quest
Not Another Weekend and Pants Quest both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Not Another Weekend (2021) is 1 year older than Pants Quest (2022). Pants Quest scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Not Another Weekend (92.8% 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 Pants Quest
Choose Pants Quest if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Pants Quest launched in 2022.
Both Not Another Weekend and Pants Quest sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.8% vs 93.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Not Another Weekend |  Pants Quest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.8% positive (69 reviews) | 93.8% positive (80 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Animatic Vision, Dead Blue Friends | Ghost Cat Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Not Another Weekend (2021) is 1 year older than Pants Quest (2022).
- Pants Quest scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Not Another Weekend (92.8% positive).
- Pants Quest is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Not Another Weekend (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Not Another Weekend is Deck Unsupported, Pants Quest is Deck Playable.
Not Another Weekend vs Pants Quest — FAQ
- Should I play Not Another Weekend or Pants Quest first?
- If you want chronology, Not Another Weekend (2021) came out before Pants Quest (2022). 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 Not Another Weekend and Pants Quest similar?
- They overlap on 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.