Choose Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure
Choose Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure if you want an Adventure experience. Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure launched in 2024.
Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure vs Balloon Friends
Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure and Balloon Friends both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure (2024) is 1 year older than Balloon Friends (2025). Balloon Friends is currently ~71% cheaper on Steam than Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure (4.99 USD vs. 17.50 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 Balloon Friends
Choose Balloon Friends if you want the Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 71% cheaper on the Steam Store. Balloon Friends launched in 2025.
Both Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure and Balloon Friends sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure |  Balloon Friends | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 17.50 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | THREECORN | UniTemp恒温 |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure (2024) is 1 year older than Balloon Friends (2025).
- Balloon Friends is currently ~71% cheaper on Steam than Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure (4.99 USD vs. 17.50 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure vs Balloon Friends — FAQ
- Should I play Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure or Balloon Friends first?
- If you want chronology, Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure (2024) came out before Balloon Friends (2025). 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 Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure and Balloon Friends similar?
- They overlap on 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 Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure and Balloon Friends have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Anidu: Animal Doll’s Adventure ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Balloon Friends ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.