Choose Tribal Pass
Choose Tribal Pass if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 72% cheaper on the Steam Store. Tribal Pass launched in 2016.
Tribal Pass vs hate.net
Tribal Pass and hate.net 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. Tribal Pass (2016) is 9 years older than hate.net (2025). hate.net scores higher on Steam reviews (97.1% positive) than Tribal Pass (70.6% 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 hate.net
Choose hate.net if you want the Camera Comfort, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. hate.net launched in 2025.
Both Tribal Pass and hate.net sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Tribal Pass |  hate.net | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.39 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.6% positive (85 reviews) | 97.1% positive (103 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Tribe Tea, Stas Shostak, Evgeniy Yudin, Alexzander Protasenya, Ruslan Viter | bonitāka |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Tribal Pass (2016) is 9 years older than hate.net (2025).
- hate.net scores higher on Steam reviews (97.1% positive) than Tribal Pass (70.6% positive).
- Tribal Pass is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than hate.net (1.39 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Tribal Pass is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; hate.net has no Deck rating yet.
Tribal Pass vs hate.net — FAQ
- Should I play Tribal Pass or hate.net first?
- If you want chronology, Tribal Pass (2016) came out before hate.net (2025). 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 Tribal Pass and hate.net 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.
- Does Tribal Pass run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tribal Pass is rated Deck Playable by Valve. hate.net doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.