Choose Tents and Trees
Choose Tents and Trees if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Tents and Trees launched in 2024.
Tents and Trees vs Interlocked: Puzzle Islands
Tents and Trees and Interlocked: Puzzle Islands both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam. Tents and Trees has co-op; Interlocked: Puzzle Islands does not. Tents and Trees is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Interlocked: Puzzle Islands has no Deck rating yet. 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 Interlocked: Puzzle Islands
Choose Interlocked: Puzzle Islands if you want an Adventure and Simulation game with Stereo Sound. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.
Both Tents and Trees and Interlocked: Puzzle Islands sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option, 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
 Tents and Trees |  Interlocked: Puzzle Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | — |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 91.7% positive (24 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frozax Games | PuzzleDev |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Tents and Trees has co-op; Interlocked: Puzzle Islands does not.
- Tents and Trees is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Interlocked: Puzzle Islands has no Deck rating yet.
Tents and Trees vs Interlocked: Puzzle Islands — FAQ
- Are Tents and Trees and Interlocked: Puzzle Islands similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Does Interlocked: Puzzle Islands have multiplayer like Tents and Trees?
- No. Tents and Trees supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Interlocked: Puzzle Islands is listed as single-player only.
- Does Tents and Trees run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tents and Trees is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Interlocked: Puzzle Islands doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.