Choose Lunch Lady
Choose Lunch Lady if you want an Action game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 5,811 Steam reviews back the pick.
Lunch Lady vs Surreal Nightmare
Lunch Lady and Surreal Nightmare both land in Indie, Adventure 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 on Steam. Lunch Lady (2021) is 1 year older than Surreal Nightmare (2022). Surreal Nightmare is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Lunch Lady (0.99 USD vs. 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 Surreal Nightmare
Choose Surreal Nightmare if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Surreal Nightmare launched in 2022.
Both Lunch Lady and Surreal Nightmare sit in Indie and Adventure 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
 Lunch Lady |  Surreal Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.6% positive (5,811 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Manic Mice | Little Dog Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Lunch Lady (2021) is 1 year older than Surreal Nightmare (2022).
- Surreal Nightmare is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Lunch Lady (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Lunch Lady has co-op; Surreal Nightmare does not.
- Lunch Lady is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Surreal Nightmare has no Deck rating yet.
Lunch Lady vs Surreal Nightmare — FAQ
- Should I play Lunch Lady or Surreal Nightmare first?
- If you want chronology, Lunch Lady (2021) came out before Surreal Nightmare (2022). 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 Lunch Lady and Surreal Nightmare similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 Surreal Nightmare have multiplayer like Lunch Lady?
- No. Lunch Lady supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Surreal Nightmare is listed as single-player only.
- Does Lunch Lady run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Lunch Lady is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Surreal Nightmare doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.