Choose Brawlout
Choose Brawlout if you want a Casual game with Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Brawlout launched in 2018.
Brawlout vs Overruled!
Brawlout and Overruled! both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Overruled! (2015) is 3 years older than Brawlout (2018). Both sit near 70% positive on Steam (Brawlout: 294 reviews, Overruled!: 10). 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 Overruled!
Choose Overruled! if it's currently about 35% cheaper on the Steam Store. Overruled! launched in 2015.
Both Brawlout and Overruled! sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (69.7% vs 70% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Brawlout |  Overruled! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 69.7% positive (294 reviews) | 70% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Angry Mob Games | Dlala Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Overruled! (2015) is 3 years older than Brawlout (2018).
- Both sit near 70% positive on Steam (Brawlout: 294 reviews, Overruled!: 10).
- Overruled! is currently ~35% cheaper on Steam than Brawlout (12.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Brawlout has co-op; Overruled! does not.
- Brawlout is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Overruled! has no Deck rating yet.
Brawlout vs Overruled! — FAQ
- Should I play Brawlout or Overruled! first?
- If you want chronology, Overruled! (2015) came out before Brawlout (2018). 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 Brawlout and Overruled! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Brawlout run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Brawlout is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Overruled! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.