Choose Ruffed Up
Choose Ruffed Up if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Ruffed Up vs The Flattening
Ruffed Up and The Flattening both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Ruffed Up has co-op; The Flattening does not. 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 Flattening
Choose The Flattening if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.
Both Ruffed Up and The Flattening sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, 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
 Ruffed Up |  The Flattening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Elusive Games | Terrazzo Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Ruffed Up has co-op; The Flattening does not.
Ruffed Up vs The Flattening — FAQ
- Are Ruffed Up and The Flattening similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.
- Does The Flattening have multiplayer like Ruffed Up?
- No. Ruffed Up supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op), while The Flattening is listed as single-player only.