Choose Ultimate Chicken Horse
Choose Ultimate Chicken Horse if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 14,238 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ultimate Chicken Horse vs Animal Falling
Ultimate Chicken Horse and Animal Falling 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. Ultimate Chicken Horse (2016) is 10 years older than Animal Falling (2026). 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 Animal Falling
Choose Animal Falling if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Animal Falling launched in 2026.
Both Ultimate Chicken Horse and Animal Falling sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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
 Ultimate Chicken Horse |  Animal Falling | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (14,238 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Clever Endeavour Games | WOUAFL |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Ultimate Chicken Horse (2016) is 10 years older than Animal Falling (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Ultimate Chicken Horse is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Animal Falling has no Deck rating yet.
Ultimate Chicken Horse vs Animal Falling — FAQ
- Should I play Ultimate Chicken Horse or Animal Falling first?
- If you want chronology, Ultimate Chicken Horse (2016) came out before Animal Falling (2026). 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 Ultimate Chicken Horse and Animal Falling 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 Ultimate Chicken Horse and Animal Falling have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Ultimate Chicken Horse ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Animal Falling ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Ultimate Chicken Horse run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ultimate Chicken Horse is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Animal Falling doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.