Choose Excava
Choose Excava if you want the Online Co-op, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend.
Excava vs Crooked Derby
Excava and Crooked Derby both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam. Excava has co-op; Crooked Derby 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 Crooked Derby
Choose Crooked Derby if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Both Excava and Crooked Derby sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Excava |  Crooked Derby | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Pancake Lab | GRM Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Excava has co-op; Crooked Derby does not.
Excava vs Crooked Derby — FAQ
- Are Excava and Crooked Derby similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.