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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition vs Guacamelee! 2

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Guacamelee! 2 both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (2014) is 4 years older than Guacamelee! 2 (2018). Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition: 1,289 reviews, Guacamelee! 2: 1,291). 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 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

Choose Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,289 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Guacamelee! 2

Choose Guacamelee! 2 if it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,291 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Guacamelee! 2 sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.9% vs 91.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition vs Guacamelee! 2 — Steam metadata comparison
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition — Steam game coverGuacamelee! Super Turbo Championship EditionGuacamelee! 2 — Steam game coverGuacamelee! 2
Released20142018
GenresAction, Indie, AdventureAction, Indie, Adventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedDeck Verified
Price14.99 USD19.99 USD
Steam reviews91.9% positive (1,289 reviews)91.8% positive (1,291 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-opMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op
DevelopersDrinkbox StudiosDrinkbox Studios

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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition vs Guacamelee! 2 — FAQ

Which is better, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition or Guacamelee! 2?
On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition sits at 91.9% positive (1,289 reviews), Guacamelee! 2 at 91.8% (1,291). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
Should I play Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition or Guacamelee! 2 first?
If you want chronology, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (2014) came out before Guacamelee! 2 (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 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Guacamelee! 2 similar?
They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Guacamelee! 2 have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Guacamelee! 2 ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
Do Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Guacamelee! 2 both run on Steam Deck?
Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.
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