Choose Suds
Choose Suds if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Early Access experience. Suds launched in 2026.
Suds vs Metal Slug: Awakening
Suds and Metal Slug: Awakening both land in Action, 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, Casual on Steam. Metal Slug: Awakening (2024) is 2 years older than Suds (2026). Metal Slug: Awakening is free; Suds is paid (3.99 USD). 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 Metal Slug: Awakening
Choose Metal Slug: Awakening if you want an Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Metal Slug: Awakening launched in 2024.
Both Suds and Metal Slug: Awakening sit in Action and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Suds |  Metal Slug: Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 3.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | — | 62.1% positive (867 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Honeybell Games | Tencent |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- Metal Slug: Awakening (2024) is 2 years older than Suds (2026).
- Metal Slug: Awakening is free; Suds is paid (3.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Metal Slug: Awakening is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Suds has no Deck rating yet.
Suds vs Metal Slug: Awakening — FAQ
- Should I play Suds or Metal Slug: Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, Metal Slug: Awakening (2024) came out before Suds (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 Suds and Metal Slug: Awakening similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Suds and Metal Slug: Awakening have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Suds ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Metal Slug: Awakening ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Metal Slug: Awakening free?
- Yes — Metal Slug: Awakening is a free-to-play Steam title. Suds is paid (3.99 USD).