Choose Lunch: The Card Game
Choose Lunch: The Card Game if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Lunch: The Card Game launched in 2025.
Lunch: The Card Game vs Ruthless Returns
Lunch: The Card Game and Ruthless Returns 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. Lunch: The Card Game (2025) is 1 year older than Ruthless Returns (2026). Ruthless Returns is free; Lunch: The Card Game is paid (4.99 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 Ruthless Returns
Choose Ruthless Returns if you want a Free To Play game with Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Ruthless Returns launched in 2026.
Both Lunch: The Card Game and Ruthless Returns sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 Lunch: The Card Game |  Ruthless Returns | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Gamer Time Zone | South Harbour Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Lunch: The Card Game (2025) is 1 year older than Ruthless Returns (2026).
- Ruthless Returns is free; Lunch: The Card Game is paid (4.99 USD).
- Ruthless Returns has co-op; Lunch: The Card Game does not.
Lunch: The Card Game vs Ruthless Returns — FAQ
- Should I play Lunch: The Card Game or Ruthless Returns first?
- If you want chronology, Lunch: The Card Game (2025) came out before Ruthless Returns (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 Lunch: The Card Game and Ruthless Returns 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.
- Is Ruthless Returns free?
- Yes — Ruthless Returns is a free-to-play Steam title. Lunch: The Card Game is paid (4.99 USD).