Choose The Grinch: Christmas Adventures
Choose The Grinch: Christmas Adventures if you want a Sports and Simulation experience. The Grinch: Christmas Adventures launched in 2023.
The Grinch: Christmas Adventures vs The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas
The Grinch: Christmas Adventures and The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (2023) is 3 years older than The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas (2026). The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (62.1% 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 The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas
Choose The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas if you want a Casual game with DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Gamepad Recommended. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas launched in 2026.
Both The Grinch: Christmas Adventures and The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 The Grinch: Christmas Adventures |  The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.1% positive (29 reviews) | 91.7% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Casual Brothers Ltd. | Casual Brothers Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (2023) is 3 years older than The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas (2026).
- The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (62.1% positive).
- The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (39.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- The Grinch: Christmas Adventures is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas has no Deck rating yet.
The Grinch: Christmas Adventures vs The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas — FAQ
- Should I play The Grinch: Christmas Adventures or The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas first?
- If you want chronology, The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (2023) came out before The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas (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 The Grinch: Christmas Adventures and The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 The Grinch: Christmas Adventures and The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Grinch: Christmas Adventures ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Does The Grinch: Christmas Adventures run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Grinch: Christmas Adventures is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.