Choose Dirty Dirty Pirates
Choose Dirty Dirty Pirates if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Dirty Dirty Pirates launched in 2024.
Dirty Dirty Pirates vs Neon Knives
Dirty Dirty Pirates and Neon Knives both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Casual on Steam. Dirty Dirty Pirates (2024) is 1 year older than Neon Knives (2025). Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Dirty Dirty Pirates: 15 reviews, Neon Knives: 11). 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 Neon Knives
Choose Neon Knives if you want the Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Neon Knives launched in 2025.
Both Dirty Dirty Pirates and Neon Knives sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (100% vs 100% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dirty Dirty Pirates |  Neon Knives | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (15 reviews) | 100% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | King Hat | Cookiecrayon |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Dirty Dirty Pirates (2024) is 1 year older than Neon Knives (2025).
- Both sit near 100% positive on Steam (Dirty Dirty Pirates: 15 reviews, Neon Knives: 11).
- Neon Knives is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Dirty Dirty Pirates (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Neon Knives has co-op; Dirty Dirty Pirates does not.
Dirty Dirty Pirates vs Neon Knives — FAQ
- Should I play Dirty Dirty Pirates or Neon Knives first?
- If you want chronology, Dirty Dirty Pirates (2024) came out before Neon Knives (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 Dirty Dirty Pirates and Neon Knives similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.