Choose Hours After Midnight
Choose Hours After Midnight if you want an Indie and Early Access game with LAN Co-op.
Hours After Midnight vs Packmates
Hours After Midnight and Packmates both land in Action, RPG, 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, RPG, Casual on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Packmates is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Hours After Midnight has no Deck rating yet. 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 Packmates
Choose Packmates if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Packmates launched in 2026.
Both Hours After Midnight and Packmates sit in Action, RPG, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online 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
 Hours After Midnight |  Packmates | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Casual, Early Access | Action, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 93.8% positive (16 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Just Enough Methods | Digital Confectioners |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG, Casual on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Packmates is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Hours After Midnight has no Deck rating yet.
Hours After Midnight vs Packmates — FAQ
- Are Hours After Midnight and Packmates similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG, 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.
- Do both Hours After Midnight and Packmates have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Hours After Midnight ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Packmates ships Online Co-op, Co-op.