Choose Crime Simulator: Playgrounds
Choose Crime Simulator: Playgrounds if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Crime Simulator: Playgrounds launched in 2024.
Crime Simulator: Playgrounds vs Scam With Your Friends
Crime Simulator: Playgrounds and Scam With Your Friends 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. Crime Simulator: Playgrounds (2024) is 2 years older than Scam With Your Friends (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Scam With Your Friends
Choose Scam With Your Friends if you want a Casual game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Adjustable Difficulty. Scam With Your Friends launched in 2026.
Both Crime Simulator: Playgrounds and Scam With Your Friends sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, 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
 Crime Simulator: Playgrounds |  Scam With Your Friends | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation | Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 51.2% positive (43 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Ultimate Games S.A. | JakeHub, Metater |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Crime Simulator: Playgrounds (2024) is 2 years older than Scam With Your Friends (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Crime Simulator: Playgrounds is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Scam With Your Friends has no Deck rating yet.
Crime Simulator: Playgrounds vs Scam With Your Friends — FAQ
- Should I play Crime Simulator: Playgrounds or Scam With Your Friends first?
- If you want chronology, Crime Simulator: Playgrounds (2024) came out before Scam With Your Friends (2026). 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 Crime Simulator: Playgrounds and Scam With Your Friends 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.
- Do both Crime Simulator: Playgrounds and Scam With Your Friends have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Crime Simulator: Playgrounds ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Scam With Your Friends ships Online Co-op, Co-op.