Choose Ultimate Chicken Horse
Choose Ultimate Chicken Horse if you want an Action and Casual game with Online PvP and Online Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.7% positive across 14,238 reviews.
Ultimate Chicken Horse vs Heave Ho
Ultimate Chicken Horse and Heave Ho both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Ultimate Chicken Horse (2016) is 3 years older than Heave Ho (2019). Ultimate Chicken Horse scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Heave Ho (92% positive). 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 Heave Ho
Choose Heave Ho if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,068 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Ultimate Chicken Horse and Heave Ho sit in Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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 |  Heave Ho | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (14,238 reviews) | 92% positive (1,068 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Clever Endeavour Games | Le Cartel Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Ultimate Chicken Horse (2016) is 3 years older than Heave Ho (2019).
- Ultimate Chicken Horse scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Heave Ho (92% positive).
- Heave Ho is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Chicken Horse (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Ultimate Chicken Horse vs Heave Ho — FAQ
- Which is better, Ultimate Chicken Horse or Heave Ho?
- On Steam reviews Ultimate Chicken Horse scores higher (96.7% positive) than Heave Ho (92% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Ultimate Chicken Horse is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Ultimate Chicken Horse or Heave Ho first?
- If you want chronology, Ultimate Chicken Horse (2016) came out before Heave Ho (2019). 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 Heave Ho similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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 Heave Ho 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; Heave Ho ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Do Ultimate Chicken Horse and Heave Ho 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.