Choose Lunch Lady
Choose Lunch Lady if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 5,811 Steam reviews back the pick.
Lunch Lady vs Paranormal Cleanup
Lunch Lady and Paranormal Cleanup both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Lunch Lady (2021) is 4 years older than Paranormal Cleanup (2025). Paranormal Cleanup scores higher on Steam reviews (88.6% positive) than Lunch Lady (87.6% positive). 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 Paranormal Cleanup
Choose Paranormal Cleanup if you want the Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Paranormal Cleanup launched in 2025.
Both Lunch Lady and Paranormal Cleanup sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.6% vs 88.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Lunch Lady |  Paranormal Cleanup | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.6% positive (5,811 reviews) | 88.6% positive (624 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Manic Mice | Manic Mice |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Lunch Lady (2021) is 4 years older than Paranormal Cleanup (2025).
- Paranormal Cleanup scores higher on Steam reviews (88.6% positive) than Lunch Lady (87.6% positive).
- Lunch Lady is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Paranormal Cleanup (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Lunch Lady vs Paranormal Cleanup — FAQ
- Which is better, Lunch Lady or Paranormal Cleanup?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Lunch Lady sits at 87.6% positive (5,811 reviews), Paranormal Cleanup at 88.6% (624). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Lunch Lady or Paranormal Cleanup first?
- If you want chronology, Lunch Lady (2021) came out before Paranormal Cleanup (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 Lunch Lady and Paranormal Cleanup similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Lunch Lady and Paranormal Cleanup have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Lunch Lady ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Paranormal Cleanup ships Online Co-op, Co-op.