Choose Sticky Business
Choose Sticky Business if it's currently about 23% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,477 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sticky Business vs Stay: Your Forever Pet!
Sticky Business and Stay: Your Forever Pet! both land in Simulation, 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 Simulation, Casual on Steam. Sticky Business (2023) is 3 years older than Stay: Your Forever Pet! (2026). Stay: Your Forever Pet! scores higher on Steam reviews (98.3% positive) than Sticky Business (96.5% 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 Stay: Your Forever Pet!
Choose Stay: Your Forever Pet! if you want an Indie and Early Access game with DualShock Controller Support. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Stay: Your Forever Pet! launched in 2026.
Both Sticky Business and Stay: Your Forever Pet! sit in Simulation and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.5% vs 98.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sticky Business |  Stay: Your Forever Pet! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Simulation, Casual | Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.5% positive (4,477 reviews) | 98.3% positive (60 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spellgarden Games | Windup Minds |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Sticky Business (2023) is 3 years older than Stay: Your Forever Pet! (2026).
- Stay: Your Forever Pet! scores higher on Steam reviews (98.3% positive) than Sticky Business (96.5% positive).
- Sticky Business is currently ~23% cheaper on Steam than Stay: Your Forever Pet! (9.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Sticky Business is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Stay: Your Forever Pet! has no Deck rating yet.
Sticky Business vs Stay: Your Forever Pet! — FAQ
- Should I play Sticky Business or Stay: Your Forever Pet! first?
- If you want chronology, Sticky Business (2023) came out before Stay: Your Forever Pet! (2026). 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 Sticky Business and Stay: Your Forever Pet! similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, 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.
- Does Sticky Business run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Sticky Business is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Stay: Your Forever Pet! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.