Choose While Waiting
Choose While Waiting if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. While Waiting launched in 2025.
While Waiting vs The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas
While Waiting and The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, Casual on Steam. While Waiting (2025) is 1 year older than The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas (2026). The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than While Waiting (83.7% 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 The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas
Choose The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas if you want an Action game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas launched in 2026.
Both While Waiting and The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas sit in Adventure and Casual on Steam, 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
 While Waiting |  The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.7% positive (43 reviews) | 91.7% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Optillusion | Casual Brothers Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- While Waiting (2025) is 1 year older than The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas (2026).
- The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than While Waiting (83.7% positive).
- While Waiting is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas has co-op; While Waiting does not.
- While Waiting is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas has no Deck rating yet.
While Waiting vs The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas — FAQ
- Should I play While Waiting or The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas first?
- If you want chronology, While Waiting (2025) came out before The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas (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 While Waiting and The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, 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 While Waiting have multiplayer like The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas ?
- No. The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while While Waiting is listed as single-player only.
- Does While Waiting run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — While Waiting is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.