Choose Fruit Salad
Choose Fruit Salad if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Fruit Salad launched in 2023.
Fruit Salad vs SlimeMerge
Fruit Salad and SlimeMerge 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 3 years older than SlimeMerge (2026). Fruit Salad is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than SlimeMerge (1.99 USD vs. 5.39 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 SlimeMerge
Choose SlimeMerge if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. SlimeMerge launched in 2026.
Both Fruit Salad and SlimeMerge 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 |  SlimeMerge | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 5.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.7% positive (170 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | The Dead Pixel Society, LLC | QuietQuickCollapseGames |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Fruit Salad (2023) is 3 years older than SlimeMerge (2026).
- Fruit Salad is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than SlimeMerge (1.99 USD vs. 5.39 USD).
- Fruit Salad is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; SlimeMerge has no Deck rating yet.
Fruit Salad vs SlimeMerge — FAQ
- Should I play Fruit Salad or SlimeMerge first?
- If you want chronology, Fruit Salad (2023) came out before SlimeMerge (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 Fruit Salad and SlimeMerge 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 have multiplayer like SlimeMerge?
- No. SlimeMerge supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Fruit Salad is listed as single-player only.
- Does Fruit Salad run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fruit Salad is rated Deck Verified by Valve. SlimeMerge doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.