Choose Scritchy Scratchy
Choose Scritchy Scratchy if you want a Simulation game with Mouse Only Option. 3,744 Steam reviews back the pick.
Scritchy Scratchy vs Alchemist's Garden
Scritchy Scratchy and Alchemist's Garden both land in 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Both released in 2026. Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Scritchy Scratchy: 3,744 reviews, Alchemist's Garden: 49). 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 Alchemist's Garden
Choose Alchemist's Garden if it's currently about 36% cheaper on the Steam Store. Alchemist's Garden launched in 2026.
Both Scritchy Scratchy and Alchemist's Garden sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Touch Only Option, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.1% vs 95.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Scritchy Scratchy |  Alchemist's Garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.59 USD | 3.59 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,744 reviews) | 95.9% positive (49 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lunch Money Games | Lumis Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Both released in 2026.
- Both sit near 96% positive on Steam (Scritchy Scratchy: 3,744 reviews, Alchemist's Garden: 49).
- Alchemist's Garden is currently ~36% cheaper on Steam than Scritchy Scratchy (3.59 USD vs. 5.59 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Scritchy Scratchy vs Alchemist's Garden — FAQ
- Are Scritchy Scratchy and Alchemist's Garden similar?
- They overlap on 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.