Choose Crafty Survivors
Choose Crafty Survivors if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Crafty Survivors launched in 2025.
Crafty Survivors vs Pesticide Not Required
Crafty Survivors and Pesticide Not Required both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Pesticide Not Required (2024) is 1 year older than Crafty Survivors (2025). Pesticide Not Required scores higher on Steam reviews (95.2% positive) than Crafty Survivors (82.3% 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 Pesticide Not Required
Choose Pesticide Not Required if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.2% positive across 608 reviews.
Both Crafty Survivors and Pesticide Not Required sit in Action 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
 Crafty Survivors |  Pesticide Not Required | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 3.57 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.3% positive (333 reviews) | 95.2% positive (608 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Flannel Bear Games | Jampacked Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Pesticide Not Required (2024) is 1 year older than Crafty Survivors (2025).
- Pesticide Not Required scores higher on Steam reviews (95.2% positive) than Crafty Survivors (82.3% positive).
- Pesticide Not Required is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Crafty Survivors (3.57 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Crafty Survivors is Deck Verified, Pesticide Not Required is Deck Playable.
Crafty Survivors vs Pesticide Not Required — FAQ
- Which is better, Crafty Survivors or Pesticide Not Required?
- On Steam reviews Pesticide Not Required scores higher (95.2% positive) than Crafty Survivors (82.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Pesticide Not Required is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Crafty Survivors or Pesticide Not Required first?
- If you want chronology, Pesticide Not Required (2024) came out before Crafty Survivors (2025). 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 Crafty Survivors and Pesticide Not Required similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.