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Dots! vs Warm Monkey

Dots! and Warm Monkey 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. Dots! (2020) is 5 years older than Warm Monkey (2025). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Dots!: 10 reviews, Warm Monkey: 38). 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 Dots!

Choose Dots! if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dots! launched in 2020.

Choose Warm Monkey

Choose Warm Monkey if you want an Action and Adventure game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Warm Monkey launched in 2025.

Both Dots! and Warm Monkey sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90% vs 89.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Side-by-side comparison

Dots! vs Warm Monkey — Steam metadata comparison
Dots! — Steam game coverDots!Warm Monkey — Steam game coverWarm Monkey
Released20202025
GenresIndie, CasualAction, Indie, Adventure, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price2.99 USD14.99 USD
Steam reviews90% positive (10 reviews)89.5% positive (38 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlyMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op
DevelopersEYEFRONTEvprod

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Dots! vs Warm Monkey — FAQ

Should I play Dots! or Warm Monkey first?
If you want chronology, Dots! (2020) came out before Warm Monkey (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 Dots! and Warm Monkey 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.
Does Dots! have multiplayer like Warm Monkey?
No. Warm Monkey supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Dots! is listed as single-player only.
Dots! vs Warm Monkey — Verdict (2026) · imho.run