Choose Best Buds vs Bad Guys
Choose Best Buds vs Bad Guys if you want an Adventure experience. Best Buds vs Bad Guys launched in 2016.
Best Buds vs Bad Guys vs Covid Carl
Best Buds vs Bad Guys and Covid Carl 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. Best Buds vs Bad Guys (2016) is 6 years older than Covid Carl (2022). Covid Carl is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Best Buds vs Bad Guys (2.49 USD vs. 4.99 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 Covid Carl
Choose Covid Carl if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Covid Carl launched in 2022.
Both Best Buds vs Bad Guys and Covid Carl 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
 Best Buds vs Bad Guys |  Covid Carl | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 2.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | 85.7% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Reset Games Ltd | Dumpster Fire Studio LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Best Buds vs Bad Guys (2016) is 6 years older than Covid Carl (2022).
- Covid Carl is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Best Buds vs Bad Guys (2.49 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
Best Buds vs Bad Guys vs Covid Carl — FAQ
- Should I play Best Buds vs Bad Guys or Covid Carl first?
- If you want chronology, Best Buds vs Bad Guys (2016) came out before Covid Carl (2022). 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 Best Buds vs Bad Guys and Covid Carl 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.