Choose Super Auto Pets
Choose Super Auto Pets if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 24,881 Steam reviews back the pick.
Super Auto Pets vs Backpack Battles
Super Auto Pets and Backpack Battles both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Super Auto Pets (2021) is 4 years older than Backpack Battles (2025). Backpack Battles scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Super Auto Pets (91.1% 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 Backpack Battles
Choose Backpack Battles if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,349 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Super Auto Pets and Backpack Battles sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.1% vs 92.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Super Auto Pets |  Backpack Battles | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Free To Play | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.1% positive (24,881 reviews) | 92.8% positive (5,349 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | Team Wood Games | PlayWithFurcifer |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Super Auto Pets (2021) is 4 years older than Backpack Battles (2025).
- Backpack Battles scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than Super Auto Pets (91.1% positive).
- Super Auto Pets is free; Backpack Battles is paid (11.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Super Auto Pets is Deck Playable, Backpack Battles is Deck Verified.
Super Auto Pets vs Backpack Battles — FAQ
- Which is better, Super Auto Pets or Backpack Battles?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Super Auto Pets sits at 91.1% positive (24,881 reviews), Backpack Battles at 92.8% (5,349). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Super Auto Pets or Backpack Battles first?
- If you want chronology, Super Auto Pets (2021) came out before Backpack Battles (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 Super Auto Pets and Backpack Battles similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.
- Is Super Auto Pets free?
- Yes — Super Auto Pets is a free-to-play Steam title. Backpack Battles is paid (11.99 USD).