Choose Extra Lives
Choose Extra Lives if you want an Action experience. Extra Lives launched in 2023.
Extra Lives vs School Days
Extra Lives and School Days 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. Both released in 2023. School Days scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Extra Lives (89.3% 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 School Days
Choose School Days if you want a Simulation experience. School Days launched in 2023.
Both Extra Lives and School Days sit in Indie and Adventure 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 (89.3% vs 90.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Extra Lives |  School Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (56 reviews) | 90.9% positive (22 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | MDickie | MDickie |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- School Days scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Extra Lives (89.3% positive).
- School Days is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Extra Lives (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Extra Lives vs School Days — FAQ
- Are Extra Lives and School Days 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 Extra Lives and School Days have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Extra Lives ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; School Days ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.