Choose Harvest Havoc
Choose Harvest Havoc if you want a Casual game with LAN PvP and LAN Co-op. Harvest Havoc launched in 2023.
Harvest Havoc vs Beach Knights
Harvest Havoc and Beach Knights both land in Action, Indie, Free To Play 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, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. Harvest Havoc (2023) is 3 years older than Beach Knights (2026). Both are free to play. 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 Beach Knights
Choose Beach Knights if you want the Custom Volume Controls and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beach Knights launched in 2026.
Both Harvest Havoc and Beach Knights sit in Action, Indie, and Free To Play 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
 Harvest Havoc |  Beach Knights | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 82.6% positive (23 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Lemon Scope Studios | Tsunami Theory |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Harvest Havoc (2023) is 3 years older than Beach Knights (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Harvest Havoc is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Beach Knights has no Deck rating yet.
Harvest Havoc vs Beach Knights — FAQ
- Should I play Harvest Havoc or Beach Knights first?
- If you want chronology, Harvest Havoc (2023) came out before Beach Knights (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 Harvest Havoc and Beach Knights similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Free To Play 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 Harvest Havoc and Beach Knights have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Harvest Havoc ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Beach Knights ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Harvest Havoc run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Harvest Havoc is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Beach Knights doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.