Choose Curse the Cursor
Choose Curse the Cursor if you want the PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Curse the Cursor launched in 2025.
Curse the Cursor vs Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing
Curse the Cursor and Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing both land in 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Both released in 2025. Curse the Cursor is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing (0.99 USD vs. 3.99 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 Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing
Choose Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing launched in 2025.
Both Curse the Cursor and Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Curse the Cursor |  Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 90% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Melihşah Yıldız, Tarık Şamil Şahin | Banana Jam Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- Curse the Cursor is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing (0.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
- Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing has co-op; Curse the Cursor does not.
Curse the Cursor vs Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing — FAQ
- Are Curse the Cursor and Strange Shores: Social Desktop Fishing similar?
- They overlap on 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.