Choose Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items
Choose Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items launched in 2024.
Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items vs Turd Merge
Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items and Turd Merge both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items (2024) is 1 year older than Turd Merge (2025). Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Turd Merge (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD). 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 Turd Merge
Choose Turd Merge if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Turd Merge launched in 2025.
Both Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items and Turd Merge sit in Casual on Steam, 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
 Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items |  Turd Merge | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Revolt Games | TurdMerge |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items (2024) is 1 year older than Turd Merge (2025).
- Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Turd Merge (0.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items vs Turd Merge — FAQ
- Should I play Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items or Turd Merge first?
- If you want chronology, Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items (2024) came out before Turd Merge (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 Doodle Hunt: Search Hidden Items and Turd Merge similar?
- They overlap on 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.