Choose Ultimate Chicken Horse
Choose Ultimate Chicken Horse if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 14,238 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ultimate Chicken Horse vs Swimsanity!
Ultimate Chicken Horse and Swimsanity! 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 4 years older than Swimsanity! (2020). Swimsanity! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Chicken Horse (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Swimsanity!
Choose Swimsanity! if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Swimsanity! launched in 2020.
Both Ultimate Chicken Horse and Swimsanity! 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 |  Swimsanity! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (14,238 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Clever Endeavour Games | Decoy Games, LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Ultimate Chicken Horse (2016) is 4 years older than Swimsanity! (2020).
- Swimsanity! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Chicken Horse (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Ultimate Chicken Horse vs Swimsanity! — FAQ
- Should I play Ultimate Chicken Horse or Swimsanity! first?
- If you want chronology, Ultimate Chicken Horse (2016) came out before Swimsanity! (2020). 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 Swimsanity! 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 Swimsanity! 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; Swimsanity! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Ultimate Chicken Horse and Swimsanity! both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.