Should I play The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile or Obey Me first?

If you want chronology, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile (2017) came out before Obey Me (2020). 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 The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile and Obey Me 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.

Do both The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile and Obey Me have co-op?

Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Obey Me ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile vs Obey Me

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile and Obey Me 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. The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile (2017) is 3 years older than Obey Me (2020). The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Obey Me (86.2% 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 Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

Choose The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile launched in 2017.

Choose Obey Me

Choose Obey Me if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Obey Me launched in 2020.

Both The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile and Obey Me sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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.

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile vs Obey Me — Steam metadata comparison
	The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile	Obey Me
Released	2017	2020
Genres	Action, Indie	Action, Indie, Adventure
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Playable
Price	9.99 USD	Price unknown
Steam reviews	95.3% positive (896 reviews)	86.2% positive (29 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op	Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op
Developers	Ska Studios	Error 404 Game Studios S.A.

Side by side

Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile (2017) is 3 years older than Obey Me (2020).
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Obey Me (86.2% positive).
Both support cooperative play.
Steam Deck: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is Deck Verified, Obey Me is Deck Playable.