Choose Simple Fish Adventure
Choose Simple Fish Adventure if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.1% positive across 286 reviews.
Simple Fish Adventure vs Friendly Steps
Simple Fish Adventure and Friendly Steps both land in Adventure, Simulation 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 Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Simple Fish Adventure (2021) is 5 years older than Friendly Steps (2026). Simple Fish Adventure scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than Friendly Steps (66.6% 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 Friendly Steps
Choose Friendly Steps if you want a Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards, LAN Co-op, and DualShock Controller Support. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Friendly Steps launched in 2026.
Both Simple Fish Adventure and Friendly Steps sit in Adventure and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Simple Fish Adventure |  Friendly Steps | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 6.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.1% positive (286 reviews) | 66.6% positive (299 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | LostVolBytes | KORO.GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Simple Fish Adventure (2021) is 5 years older than Friendly Steps (2026).
- Simple Fish Adventure scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than Friendly Steps (66.6% positive).
- Simple Fish Adventure is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Friendly Steps (3.99 USD vs. 6.39 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Simple Fish Adventure is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Friendly Steps has no Deck rating yet.
Simple Fish Adventure vs Friendly Steps — FAQ
- Which is better, Simple Fish Adventure or Friendly Steps?
- On Steam reviews Simple Fish Adventure scores higher (87.1% positive) than Friendly Steps (66.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Simple Fish Adventure is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Simple Fish Adventure or Friendly Steps first?
- If you want chronology, Simple Fish Adventure (2021) came out before Friendly Steps (2026). 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 Simple Fish Adventure and Friendly Steps similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation 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 Simple Fish Adventure and Friendly Steps have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Simple Fish Adventure ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Friendly Steps ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Does Simple Fish Adventure run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Simple Fish Adventure is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Friendly Steps doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.