Choose Stealth Bastard Deluxe
Choose Stealth Bastard Deluxe if you want the Custom Volume Controls and Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.7% positive across 391 reviews.
Stealth Bastard Deluxe vs Electronic Super Joy: Groove City
Stealth Bastard Deluxe and Electronic Super Joy: Groove City both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Stealth Bastard Deluxe (2012) is 2 years older than Electronic Super Joy: Groove City (2014). Stealth Bastard Deluxe scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Electronic Super Joy: Groove City (75.8% 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 Electronic Super Joy: Groove City
Choose Electronic Super Joy: Groove City if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Electronic Super Joy: Groove City launched in 2014.
Both Stealth Bastard Deluxe and Electronic Super Joy: Groove City sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Stealth Bastard Deluxe |  Electronic Super Joy: Groove City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 1.29 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (391 reviews) | 75.8% positive (165 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Curve Studios | Michael Todd Games, Yazar Media Group LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Stealth Bastard Deluxe (2012) is 2 years older than Electronic Super Joy: Groove City (2014).
- Stealth Bastard Deluxe scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Electronic Super Joy: Groove City (75.8% positive).
- Stealth Bastard Deluxe is currently ~74% cheaper on Steam than Electronic Super Joy: Groove City (1.29 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Electronic Super Joy: Groove City is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Stealth Bastard Deluxe has no Deck rating yet.
Stealth Bastard Deluxe vs Electronic Super Joy: Groove City — FAQ
- Which is better, Stealth Bastard Deluxe or Electronic Super Joy: Groove City?
- On Steam reviews Stealth Bastard Deluxe scores higher (88.7% positive) than Electronic Super Joy: Groove City (75.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Stealth Bastard Deluxe is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Stealth Bastard Deluxe or Electronic Super Joy: Groove City first?
- If you want chronology, Stealth Bastard Deluxe (2012) came out before Electronic Super Joy: Groove City (2014). 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 Stealth Bastard Deluxe and Electronic Super Joy: Groove City similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.