Choose Gang Beasts
Choose Gang Beasts if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 24,700 Steam reviews back the pick.
Gang Beasts vs Drunken Wrestlers 2
Gang Beasts and Drunken Wrestlers 2 both land in Action, Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Gang Beasts (2017) is 2 years older than Drunken Wrestlers 2 (2019). Gang Beasts scores higher on Steam reviews (85.2% positive) than Drunken Wrestlers 2 (83.3% 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 Drunken Wrestlers 2
Choose Drunken Wrestlers 2 if you want a Sports and Early Access game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Drunken Wrestlers 2 launched in 2019.
Both Gang Beasts and Drunken Wrestlers 2 sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation 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 (85.2% vs 83.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Gang Beasts |  Drunken Wrestlers 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.2% positive (24,700 reviews) | 83.3% positive (66 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Boneloaf, Rocket Science | Oleg Skutte |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Gang Beasts (2017) is 2 years older than Drunken Wrestlers 2 (2019).
- Gang Beasts scores higher on Steam reviews (85.2% positive) than Drunken Wrestlers 2 (83.3% positive).
- Drunken Wrestlers 2 is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Gang Beasts (3.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Gang Beasts is Deck Verified, Drunken Wrestlers 2 is Deck Playable.
Gang Beasts vs Drunken Wrestlers 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Gang Beasts or Drunken Wrestlers 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Gang Beasts (2017) came out before Drunken Wrestlers 2 (2019). 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 Drunken Wrestlers 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Simulation 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.