Choose SWORDY
Choose SWORDY if you want a Sports, Adventure, and Early Access experience. SWORDY launched in 2016.
SWORDY vs Beat Me!
SWORDY and Beat Me! both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. SWORDY (2016) is 4 years older than Beat Me! (2020). Beat Me! is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than SWORDY (12.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Beat Me!
Choose Beat Me! if you want the Online PvP and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beat Me! launched in 2020.
Both SWORDY and Beat Me! sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 SWORDY |  Beat Me! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 58.9% positive (56 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Frogshark | Red Limb Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- SWORDY (2016) is 4 years older than Beat Me! (2020).
- Beat Me! is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than SWORDY (12.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
SWORDY vs Beat Me! — FAQ
- Should I play SWORDY or Beat Me! first?
- If you want chronology, SWORDY (2016) came out before Beat Me! (2020). 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 SWORDY and Beat Me! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 SWORDY and Beat Me! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: SWORDY ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Beat Me! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.