Choose Serum: Toxic Survival
Choose Serum: Toxic Survival if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Serum: Toxic Survival launched in 2024.
Serum: Toxic Survival vs Mistral
Serum: Toxic Survival and Mistral 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. Mistral (2021) is 3 years older than Serum: Toxic Survival (2024). Mistral is currently ~52% cheaper on Steam than Serum: Toxic Survival (11.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 Mistral
Choose Mistral if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 52% cheaper on the Steam Store. Mistral launched in 2021.
Both Serum: Toxic Survival and Mistral sit in Action, 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
 Serum: Toxic Survival |  Mistral | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 40.3% positive (134 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Game Island | Phantombolt Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Mistral (2021) is 3 years older than Serum: Toxic Survival (2024).
- Mistral is currently ~52% cheaper on Steam than Serum: Toxic Survival (11.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Mistral has co-op; Serum: Toxic Survival does not.
- Serum: Toxic Survival is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Mistral has no Deck rating yet.
Serum: Toxic Survival vs Mistral — FAQ
- Should I play Serum: Toxic Survival or Mistral first?
- If you want chronology, Mistral (2021) came out before Serum: Toxic Survival (2024). 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 Serum: Toxic Survival and Mistral 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.
- Does Serum: Toxic Survival have multiplayer like Mistral?
- No. Mistral supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Serum: Toxic Survival is listed as single-player only.