Choose Standby
Choose Standby if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Standby vs Don't Follow
Standby and Don't Follow both land in Action, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Standby is free; Don't Follow is paid (Price unknown). 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 Don't Follow
Choose Don't Follow if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing.
Both Standby and Don't Follow sit in Action and Adventure 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
 Standby |  Don't Follow | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | ZXC Games | Zero Hour Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Standby is free; Don't Follow is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
Standby vs Don't Follow — FAQ
- Are Standby and Don't Follow similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure 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 Standby and Don't Follow have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Standby ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Don't Follow ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Standby free?
- Yes — Standby is a free-to-play Steam title. Don't Follow is paid (Price unknown).