Choose Special Tactics
Choose Special Tactics if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Special Tactics launched in 2016.
Special Tactics vs FurryFury: Smash & Roll
Special Tactics and FurryFury: Smash & Roll both land in Action, Strategy 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, Strategy on Steam. Special Tactics (2016) is 6 years older than FurryFury: Smash & Roll (2022). Special Tactics is free; FurryFury: Smash & Roll is paid (4.99 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 FurryFury: Smash & Roll
Choose FurryFury: Smash & Roll if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. FurryFury: Smash & Roll launched in 2022.
Both Special Tactics and FurryFury: Smash & Roll sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Special Tactics |  FurryFury: Smash & Roll | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.5% positive (78 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Beast Mode Games | Demibug, SUPER PICKLE GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Special Tactics (2016) is 6 years older than FurryFury: Smash & Roll (2022).
- Special Tactics is free; FurryFury: Smash & Roll is paid (4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Special Tactics is Deck Unsupported, FurryFury: Smash & Roll is Deck Playable.
Special Tactics vs FurryFury: Smash & Roll — FAQ
- Should I play Special Tactics or FurryFury: Smash & Roll first?
- If you want chronology, Special Tactics (2016) came out before FurryFury: Smash & Roll (2022). 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 Special Tactics and FurryFury: Smash & Roll similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy 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 Special Tactics and FurryFury: Smash & Roll have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Special Tactics ships Online Co-op, Co-op; FurryFury: Smash & Roll ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Special Tactics free?
- Yes — Special Tactics is a free-to-play Steam title. FurryFury: Smash & Roll is paid (4.99 USD).