Choose Yummy Nuts
Choose Yummy Nuts if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. Yummy Nuts launched in 2020.
Yummy Nuts vs The Shape of Things
Yummy Nuts and The Shape of Things 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. Yummy Nuts (2020) is 3 years older than The Shape of Things (2023). Yummy Nuts is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than The Shape of Things (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 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 The Shape of Things
Choose The Shape of Things if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Shape of Things launched in 2023.
Both Yummy Nuts and The Shape of Things sit in Indie 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
 Yummy Nuts |  The Shape of Things | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 87.7% positive (162 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Flashrush Games | Hyper Three Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Yummy Nuts (2020) is 3 years older than The Shape of Things (2023).
- Yummy Nuts is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than The Shape of Things (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- The Shape of Things is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Yummy Nuts has no Deck rating yet.
Yummy Nuts vs The Shape of Things — FAQ
- Should I play Yummy Nuts or The Shape of Things first?
- If you want chronology, Yummy Nuts (2020) came out before The Shape of Things (2023). 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 Yummy Nuts and The Shape of Things 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.