Choose Trash is Fun
Choose Trash is Fun if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Trash is Fun launched in 2022.
Trash is Fun vs Yarn Guardians
Trash is Fun and Yarn Guardians 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. Trash is Fun (2022) is 3 years older than Yarn Guardians (2025). Trash is Fun is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Yarn Guardians (5.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Yarn Guardians
Choose Yarn Guardians if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Yarn Guardians launched in 2025.
Both Trash is Fun and Yarn Guardians sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Trash is Fun |  Yarn Guardians | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 36.4% positive (11 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Martian Teapots | pentapaw studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Trash is Fun (2022) is 3 years older than Yarn Guardians (2025).
- Trash is Fun is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Yarn Guardians (5.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Trash is Fun vs Yarn Guardians — FAQ
- Should I play Trash is Fun or Yarn Guardians first?
- If you want chronology, Trash is Fun (2022) came out before Yarn Guardians (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 Trash is Fun and Yarn Guardians 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 Trash is Fun and Yarn Guardians have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Trash is Fun ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Yarn Guardians ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.