Choose Pingers
Choose Pingers if you want a Free To Play and Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Pingers launched in 2021.
Pingers vs Dungeons and Ducklings
Pingers and Dungeons and Ducklings both land in Action, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Pingers (2021) is 3 years older than Dungeons and Ducklings (2024). Pingers is free; Dungeons and Ducklings is paid (4.99 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 Dungeons and Ducklings
Choose Dungeons and Ducklings if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Dungeons and Ducklings launched in 2024.
Both Pingers and Dungeons and Ducklings sit in Action and Indie 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
 Pingers |  Dungeons and Ducklings | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 100% positive (39 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Allen Games | Bear Belly Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Pingers (2021) is 3 years older than Dungeons and Ducklings (2024).
- Pingers is free; Dungeons and Ducklings is paid (4.99 USD).
- Pingers has co-op; Dungeons and Ducklings does not.
- Pingers is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Dungeons and Ducklings has no Deck rating yet.
Pingers vs Dungeons and Ducklings — FAQ
- Should I play Pingers or Dungeons and Ducklings first?
- If you want chronology, Pingers (2021) came out before Dungeons and Ducklings (2024). 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 Pingers and Dungeons and Ducklings similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Does Dungeons and Ducklings have multiplayer like Pingers?
- No. Pingers supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Dungeons and Ducklings is listed as single-player only.
- Is Pingers free?
- Yes — Pingers is a free-to-play Steam title. Dungeons and Ducklings is paid (4.99 USD).
- Does Pingers run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Pingers is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Dungeons and Ducklings doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.