Choose Tents and Trees
Choose Tents and Trees if you want a Strategy game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. 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 Pet Cross
Tents and Trees and Pet Cross both land in 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Tents and Trees has co-op; Pet Cross does not. Tents and Trees is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Pet Cross 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 Pet Cross
Choose Pet Cross if you want the Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.
Both Tents and Trees and Pet Cross sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input, 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 |  Pet Cross | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | — |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Indie, 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 | Sano Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Tents and Trees has co-op; Pet Cross does not.
- Tents and Trees is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Pet Cross has no Deck rating yet.
Tents and Trees vs Pet Cross — FAQ
- Are Tents and Trees and Pet Cross similar?
- They overlap on 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 Pet Cross have multiplayer like Tents and Trees?
- No. Tents and Trees supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Pet Cross is listed as single-player only.
- Does Tents and Trees run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tents and Trees is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Pet Cross doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.