Choose Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Choose Guacamelee! Gold Edition if you want the Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,864 Steam reviews back the pick.
Guacamelee! Gold Edition vs Chicken with Chainguns
Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Chicken with Chainguns both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Guacamelee! Gold Edition (2013) is 4 years older than Chicken with Chainguns (2017). Chicken with Chainguns is currently ~96% cheaper on Steam than Guacamelee! Gold Edition (0.54 USD vs. 14.99 USD). 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 Chicken with Chainguns
Choose Chicken with Chainguns if it's currently about 96% cheaper on the Steam Store. Chicken with Chainguns launched in 2017.
Both Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Chicken with Chainguns sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Guacamelee! Gold Edition |  Chicken with Chainguns | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 0.54 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.4% positive (1,864 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Drinkbox Studios | Nuts and Volts Electronics |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Guacamelee! Gold Edition (2013) is 4 years older than Chicken with Chainguns (2017).
- Chicken with Chainguns is currently ~96% cheaper on Steam than Guacamelee! Gold Edition (0.54 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Guacamelee! Gold Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Chicken with Chainguns has no Deck rating yet.
Guacamelee! Gold Edition vs Chicken with Chainguns — FAQ
- Should I play Guacamelee! Gold Edition or Chicken with Chainguns first?
- If you want chronology, Guacamelee! Gold Edition (2013) came out before Chicken with Chainguns (2017). 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 Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Chicken with Chainguns similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Does Chicken with Chainguns have multiplayer like Guacamelee! Gold Edition?
- No. Guacamelee! Gold Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Chicken with Chainguns is listed as single-player only.
- Does Guacamelee! Gold Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Guacamelee! Gold Edition is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Chicken with Chainguns doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.