Choose Help Me!
Choose Help Me! if you want a Strategy experience. Help Me! launched in 2021.
Help Me! vs Anxiety Puppy
Help Me! and Anxiety Puppy both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Help Me! (2021) is 4 years older than Anxiety Puppy (2025). Both are Deck Playable. 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 Anxiety Puppy
Choose Anxiety Puppy if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Anxiety Puppy launched in 2025.
Both Help Me! and Anxiety Puppy sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation 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
 Help Me! |  Anxiety Puppy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 98.1% positive (54 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | UnicON | 小狗工作室 |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Help Me! (2021) is 4 years older than Anxiety Puppy (2025).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Help Me! vs Anxiety Puppy — FAQ
- Should I play Help Me! or Anxiety Puppy first?
- If you want chronology, Help Me! (2021) came out before Anxiety Puppy (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 Help Me! and Anxiety Puppy similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.