Choose Only Animals
Choose Only Animals if you want an Action and Free To Play game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Only Animals vs Mystal Haven
Only Animals and Mystal Haven both land in Indie, Adventure, 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, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Only Animals is free; Mystal Haven is paid (4.99 USD). 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 Mystal Haven
Choose Mystal Haven if you want a RPG and Early Access game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. Mystal Haven launched in 2025.
Both Only Animals and Mystal Haven sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Only Animals |  Mystal Haven | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 100% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | K-RAD | Todd Lucas |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Only Animals is free; Mystal Haven is paid (4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Only Animals vs Mystal Haven — FAQ
- Are Only Animals and Mystal Haven similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.
- Do both Only Animals and Mystal Haven have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Only Animals ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Mystal Haven ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Is Only Animals free?
- Yes — Only Animals is a free-to-play Steam title. Mystal Haven is paid (4.99 USD).