Choose Murder Miners
Choose Murder Miners if you want a Casual game with Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,095 Steam reviews back the pick.
Murder Miners vs Screencheat
Murder Miners and Screencheat 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. Both released in 2014. Screencheat scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Murder Miners (90.3% 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 Screencheat
Choose Screencheat if you want the Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. Screencheat launched in 2014.
Both Murder Miners and Screencheat sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.3% vs 91.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Murder Miners |  Screencheat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.3% positive (3,095 reviews) | 91.7% positive (615 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | JForce Games | Samurai Punk |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both released in 2014.
- Screencheat scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than Murder Miners (90.3% positive).
- Murder Miners is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Screencheat (2.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Murder Miners has co-op; Screencheat does not.
- Steam Deck: Murder Miners is Deck Verified, Screencheat is Deck Playable.
Murder Miners vs Screencheat — FAQ
- Which is better, Murder Miners or Screencheat?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Murder Miners sits at 90.3% positive (3,095 reviews), Screencheat at 91.7% (615). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are Murder Miners and Screencheat 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.