Choose Gang Beasts
Choose Gang Beasts if you want an Adventure and Simulation experience. 24,700 Steam reviews back the pick.
Gang Beasts vs Party Animals
Gang Beasts and Party Animals both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Gang Beasts (2017) is 6 years older than Party Animals (2023). Party Animals scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than Gang Beasts (85.2% 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 Party Animals
Choose Party Animals if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.7% positive across 16,930 reviews.
Both Gang Beasts and Party Animals sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Gang Beasts |  Party Animals | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 13.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.2% positive (24,700 reviews) | 89.7% positive (16,930 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Boneloaf, Rocket Science | Recreate Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Gang Beasts (2017) is 6 years older than Party Animals (2023).
- Party Animals scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than Gang Beasts (85.2% positive).
- Party Animals is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Gang Beasts (13.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Party Animals has co-op; Gang Beasts does not.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Gang Beasts vs Party Animals — FAQ
- Which is better, Gang Beasts or Party Animals?
- On Steam reviews Party Animals scores higher (89.7% positive) than Gang Beasts (85.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Party Animals is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Gang Beasts or Party Animals first?
- If you want chronology, Gang Beasts (2017) came out before Party Animals (2023). 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 Gang Beasts and Party Animals similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Gang Beasts and Party Animals 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.