Choose Chicken Invaders 3
Choose Chicken Invaders 3 if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. Chicken Invaders 3 launched in 2015.
Chicken Invaders 3 vs Overcooked! 2
Chicken Invaders 3 and Overcooked! 2 both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Chicken Invaders 3 (2015) is 3 years older than Overcooked! 2 (2018). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Chicken Invaders 3: 217 reviews, Overcooked! 2: 14,169). 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 Overcooked! 2
Choose Overcooked! 2 if you want the Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 14,169 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Chicken Invaders 3 and Overcooked! 2 sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94% vs 93.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Chicken Invaders 3 |  Overcooked! 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 8.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive (217 reviews) | 93.6% positive (14,169 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | InterAction studios | Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17 |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Chicken Invaders 3 (2015) is 3 years older than Overcooked! 2 (2018).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Chicken Invaders 3: 217 reviews, Overcooked! 2: 14,169).
- Chicken Invaders 3 is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than Overcooked! 2 (5.99 USD vs. 8.49 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Chicken Invaders 3 is Deck Playable, Overcooked! 2 is Deck Verified.
Chicken Invaders 3 vs Overcooked! 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Chicken Invaders 3 or Overcooked! 2?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Chicken Invaders 3 sits at 94% positive (217 reviews), Overcooked! 2 at 93.6% (14,169). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Chicken Invaders 3 or Overcooked! 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Chicken Invaders 3 (2015) came out before Overcooked! 2 (2018). 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 Chicken Invaders 3 and Overcooked! 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Chicken Invaders 3 and Overcooked! 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Chicken Invaders 3 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Overcooked! 2 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.