Choose Gamble With Your Friends
Choose Gamble With Your Friends if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,588 Steam reviews back the pick.
Gamble With Your Friends vs Dumb Ways to Build
Gamble With Your Friends and Dumb Ways to Build both land in Adventure 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 Adventure games on Steam. Both released in 2026. Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Gamble With Your Friends: 1,588 reviews, Dumb Ways to Build: 417). 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 Dumb Ways to Build
Choose Dumb Ways to Build if you want an Action and Casual game with DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Adjustable Difficulty. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Dumb Ways to Build launched in 2026.
Both Gamble With Your Friends and Dumb Ways to Build sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Camera Comfort, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88.4% vs 87.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Gamble With Your Friends |  Dumb Ways to Build | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.95 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.4% positive (1,588 reviews) | 87.8% positive (417 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | SkyBrave, blazitt, Gevizz, Kiwick | Dumb Ways to Die |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Both released in 2026.
- Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Gamble With Your Friends: 1,588 reviews, Dumb Ways to Build: 417).
- Gamble With Your Friends is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Dumb Ways to Build (4.95 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Gamble With Your Friends is Deck Playable, Dumb Ways to Build is Deck Verified.
Gamble With Your Friends vs Dumb Ways to Build — FAQ
- Which is better, Gamble With Your Friends or Dumb Ways to Build?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Gamble With Your Friends sits at 88.4% positive (1,588 reviews), Dumb Ways to Build at 87.8% (417). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are Gamble With Your Friends and Dumb Ways to Build similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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 Gamble With Your Friends and Dumb Ways to Build have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Gamble With Your Friends ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Dumb Ways to Build ships Online Co-op, Co-op.