Choose Scrap Garden
Choose Scrap Garden if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Scrap Garden launched in 2016.
Scrap Garden vs Spyro™: A Realm Beyond
Scrap Garden and Spyro™: A Realm Beyond both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Scrap Garden (2016) is 11 years older than Spyro™: A Realm Beyond (2027). Scrap Garden is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Spyro™: A Realm Beyond has no Deck rating yet. 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 Spyro™: A Realm Beyond
Choose Spyro™: A Realm Beyond if it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Spyro™: A Realm Beyond launched in 2027.
Both Scrap Garden and Spyro™: A Realm Beyond sit in Action 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
 Scrap Garden |  Spyro™: A Realm Beyond | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2027 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 57.7% positive (78 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Egidijus Bachur, Alexey Davydov | Toys for Bob |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Scrap Garden (2016) is 11 years older than Spyro™: A Realm Beyond (2027).
- Scrap Garden is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Spyro™: A Realm Beyond has no Deck rating yet.
Scrap Garden vs Spyro™: A Realm Beyond — FAQ
- Should I play Scrap Garden or Spyro™: A Realm Beyond first?
- If you want chronology, Scrap Garden (2016) came out before Spyro™: A Realm Beyond (2027). 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 Scrap Garden and Spyro™: A Realm Beyond similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Scrap Garden run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Scrap Garden is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Spyro™: A Realm Beyond doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.