Choose Tomba! Special Edition
Choose Tomba! Special Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Tomba! Special Edition launched in 2024.
Tomba! Special Edition vs Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
Tomba! Special Edition and Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Tomba! Special Edition (2024) is 1 year older than Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition (2025). Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (91.1% positive) than Tomba! Special Edition (89.6% 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 Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
Choose Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition if you want an Adventure experience. Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition launched in 2025.
Both Tomba! Special Edition and Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.6% vs 91.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Tomba! Special Edition |  Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.6% positive (422 reviews) | 91.1% positive (169 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Limited Run Games | Limited Run Games, Whoopee Camp |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Tomba! Special Edition (2024) is 1 year older than Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition (2025).
- Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (91.1% positive) than Tomba! Special Edition (89.6% positive).
- Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Tomba! Special Edition (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Tomba! Special Edition vs Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Tomba! Special Edition or Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Tomba! Special Edition sits at 89.6% positive (422 reviews), Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition at 91.1% (169). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Tomba! Special Edition or Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Tomba! Special Edition (2024) came out before Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition (2025). 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 Tomba! Special Edition and Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.