Choose Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Choose Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken if it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken launched in 2012.
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken vs BattleBlock Theater®
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken and BattleBlock Theater® both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (2012) is 2 years older than BattleBlock Theater® (2014). BattleBlock Theater® scores higher on Steam reviews (97.2% positive) than Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (76.1% 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 BattleBlock Theater®
Choose BattleBlock Theater® if you want an Action and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.2% positive across 23,467 reviews.
Both Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken and BattleBlock Theater® sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, 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
 Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken |  BattleBlock Theater® | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2014 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.1% positive (593 reviews) | 97.2% positive (23,467 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Ratloop Asia | The Behemoth |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (2012) is 2 years older than BattleBlock Theater® (2014).
- BattleBlock Theater® scores higher on Steam reviews (97.2% positive) than Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (76.1% positive).
- Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than BattleBlock Theater® (4.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- BattleBlock Theater® is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken has no Deck rating yet.
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken vs BattleBlock Theater® — FAQ
- Which is better, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken or BattleBlock Theater®?
- On Steam reviews BattleBlock Theater® scores higher (97.2% positive) than Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (76.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, BattleBlock Theater® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken or BattleBlock Theater® first?
- If you want chronology, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken (2012) came out before BattleBlock Theater® (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 Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken and BattleBlock Theater® similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do both Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken and BattleBlock Theater® have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken ships Online Co-op, Co-op; BattleBlock Theater® ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.