Choose Caterpillar Slime
Choose Caterpillar Slime if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Caterpillar Slime vs Squarelings
Caterpillar Slime and Squarelings 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. Caterpillar Slime is free; Squarelings is paid (Price unknown). Both support cooperative play. 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 Squarelings
Choose Squarelings if you want a Casual game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls.
Both Caterpillar Slime and Squarelings sit in Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, 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
 Caterpillar Slime |  Squarelings | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Bumblebean Games | BlueWell Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Caterpillar Slime is free; Squarelings is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
Caterpillar Slime vs Squarelings — FAQ
- Are Caterpillar Slime and Squarelings 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 Caterpillar Slime and Squarelings have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Caterpillar Slime ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Squarelings ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Is Caterpillar Slime free?
- Yes — Caterpillar Slime is a free-to-play Steam title. Squarelings is paid (Price unknown).