Choose Survive
Choose Survive if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. Survive launched in 2022.
Survive vs Mycelium: The Silent Contract
Survive and Mycelium: The Silent Contract 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. Survive (2022) is 4 years older than Mycelium: The Silent Contract (2026). Mycelium: The Silent Contract is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Survive (7.99 USD vs. 11.99 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 Mycelium: The Silent Contract
Choose Mycelium: The Silent Contract if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Mycelium: The Silent Contract launched in 2026.
Both Survive and Mycelium: The Silent Contract sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Survive |  Mycelium: The Silent Contract | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 97.9% positive (48 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Semitar Game | Po Kolu |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Survive (2022) is 4 years older than Mycelium: The Silent Contract (2026).
- Mycelium: The Silent Contract is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Survive (7.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Mycelium: The Silent Contract is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Survive has no Deck rating yet.
Survive vs Mycelium: The Silent Contract — FAQ
- Should I play Survive or Mycelium: The Silent Contract first?
- If you want chronology, Survive (2022) came out before Mycelium: The Silent Contract (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 Survive and Mycelium: The Silent Contract 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 Survive and Mycelium: The Silent Contract have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Survive ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Mycelium: The Silent Contract ships Online Co-op, Co-op.