Choose Waste Walkers
Choose Waste Walkers if you want an Action, Strategy, and Adventure game with Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input. Waste Walkers launched in 2015.
Waste Walkers vs Scraplers
Waste Walkers and Scraplers both land in Indie, Simulation, RPG 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, Simulation, RPG on Steam. Waste Walkers (2015) is 6 years older than Scraplers (2021). Scraplers is currently ~56% cheaper on Steam than Waste Walkers (3.99 USD vs. 8.99 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 Scraplers
Choose Scraplers if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 56% cheaper on the Steam Store. Scraplers launched in 2021.
Both Waste Walkers and Scraplers sit in Indie, Simulation, and RPG 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
 Waste Walkers |  Scraplers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive (133 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Corrosive Studios LLC | Cryoshark |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Waste Walkers (2015) is 6 years older than Scraplers (2021).
- Scraplers is currently ~56% cheaper on Steam than Waste Walkers (3.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Waste Walkers is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Scraplers has no Deck rating yet.
Waste Walkers vs Scraplers — FAQ
- Should I play Waste Walkers or Scraplers first?
- If you want chronology, Waste Walkers (2015) came out before Scraplers (2021). 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 Waste Walkers and Scraplers similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, RPG 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 Waste Walkers run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Waste Walkers is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Scraplers doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.