Choose Why Not?
Choose Why Not? if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Why Not? launched in 2021.
Why Not? vs We Are Alive
Why Not? and We Are Alive both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Why Not? (2021) is 3 years older than We Are Alive (2024). We Are Alive is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Why Not? (4.99 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 We Are Alive
Choose We Are Alive if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. We Are Alive launched in 2024.
Both Why Not? and We Are Alive sit in Indie 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
 Why Not? |  We Are Alive | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Horrific Incorporation | Faceless Bear Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Why Not? (2021) is 3 years older than We Are Alive (2024).
- We Are Alive is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Why Not? (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- We Are Alive has co-op; Why Not? does not.
Why Not? vs We Are Alive — FAQ
- Should I play Why Not? or We Are Alive first?
- If you want chronology, Why Not? (2021) came out before We Are Alive (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 Why Not? and We Are Alive similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 Why Not? have multiplayer like We Are Alive?
- No. We Are Alive supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Why Not? is listed as single-player only.