Choose Screencheat
Choose Screencheat if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.7% positive across 615 reviews.
Screencheat vs What The Box?
Screencheat and What The Box? both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Screencheat (2014) is 2 years older than What The Box? (2016). Screencheat scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than What The Box? (82.9% 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 What The Box?
Choose What The Box? if it matches what drew you to this matchup. What The Box? launched in 2016.
Both Screencheat and What The Box? sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Screencheat |  What The Box? | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.7% positive (615 reviews) | 82.9% positive (346 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Samurai Punk | Bitten Toast Games Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Screencheat (2014) is 2 years older than What The Box? (2016).
- Screencheat scores higher on Steam reviews (91.7% positive) than What The Box? (82.9% positive).
- Screencheat is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than What The Box? (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Screencheat is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; What The Box? has no Deck rating yet.
Screencheat vs What The Box? — FAQ
- Which is better, Screencheat or What The Box??
- On Steam reviews Screencheat scores higher (91.7% positive) than What The Box? (82.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Screencheat is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Screencheat or What The Box? first?
- If you want chronology, Screencheat (2014) came out before What The Box? (2016). 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 Screencheat and What The Box? similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Does Screencheat run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Screencheat is rated Deck Playable by Valve. What The Box? doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.