Choose The Culling
Choose The Culling if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 57.7% positive across 8,046 reviews.
The Culling vs The Culling 2
The Culling and The Culling 2 both land in Action, 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. The Culling (2017) is 1 year older than The Culling 2 (2018). The Culling scores higher on Steam reviews (57.7% positive) than The Culling 2 (12% 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 The Culling 2
Choose The Culling 2 if you want a Violent game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. The Culling 2 launched in 2018.
Both The Culling and The Culling 2 sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, 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
 The Culling |  The Culling 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Violent |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 57.7% positive (8,046 reviews) | 12% positive (108 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Xaviant | Xaviant |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- The Culling (2017) is 1 year older than The Culling 2 (2018).
- The Culling scores higher on Steam reviews (57.7% positive) than The Culling 2 (12% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
The Culling vs The Culling 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, The Culling or The Culling 2?
- On Steam reviews The Culling scores higher (57.7% positive) than The Culling 2 (12% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Culling is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Culling or The Culling 2 first?
- If you want chronology, The Culling (2017) came out before The Culling 2 (2018). 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 The Culling and The Culling 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 The Culling and The Culling 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Culling ships Co-op; The Culling 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.