Choose Humans Are Useless
Choose Humans Are Useless if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Humans Are Useless launched in 2022.
Humans Are Useless vs Arcade Survivors
Humans Are Useless and Arcade Survivors both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Humans Are Useless (2022) is 4 years older than Arcade Survivors (2026). Arcade Survivors has co-op; Humans Are Useless does not. 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 Arcade Survivors
Choose Arcade Survivors if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Arcade Survivors launched in 2026.
Both Humans Are Useless and Arcade Survivors sit in Action, 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
 Humans Are Useless |  Arcade Survivors | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | BCL studio | Martin Szerment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Humans Are Useless (2022) is 4 years older than Arcade Survivors (2026).
- Arcade Survivors has co-op; Humans Are Useless does not.
Humans Are Useless vs Arcade Survivors — FAQ
- Should I play Humans Are Useless or Arcade Survivors first?
- If you want chronology, Humans Are Useless (2022) came out before Arcade Survivors (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 Humans Are Useless and Arcade Survivors similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Humans Are Useless have multiplayer like Arcade Survivors?
- No. Arcade Survivors supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Humans Are Useless is listed as single-player only.