Choose Fruit Salad
Choose Fruit Salad if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Fruit Salad launched in 2023.
Fruit Salad vs Slime Drop
Fruit Salad and Slime Drop both land in Indie, Casual 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Fruit Salad (2023) is 1 year older than Slime Drop (2024). Slime Drop is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Fruit Salad (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 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 Slime Drop
Choose Slime Drop if you want a Strategy experience. Slime Drop launched in 2024.
Both Fruit Salad and Slime Drop sit in Indie and Casual 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
 Fruit Salad |  Slime Drop | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.7% positive (170 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | The Dead Pixel Society, LLC | SkorpionEros |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Fruit Salad (2023) is 1 year older than Slime Drop (2024).
- Slime Drop is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Fruit Salad (1.99 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Fruit Salad is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Slime Drop has no Deck rating yet.
Fruit Salad vs Slime Drop — FAQ
- Should I play Fruit Salad or Slime Drop first?
- If you want chronology, Fruit Salad (2023) came out before Slime Drop (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 Fruit Salad and Slime Drop similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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 Fruit Salad run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fruit Salad is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Slime Drop doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.