Choose Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted
Choose Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted if you want a Simulation game with Gamepad Recommended. Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted launched in 2026.
Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted vs Paint Gang
Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted and Paint Gang both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. Both released in 2026. Both support cooperative play. 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 Paint Gang
Choose Paint Gang if you want an Action and Casual game with Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. Paint Gang launched in 2026.
Both Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted and Paint Gang sit in Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, 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
 Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted |  Paint Gang | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Grimoire Entertainment | Catchy |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Both released in 2026.
- Both support cooperative play.
Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted vs Paint Gang — FAQ
- Are Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted and Paint Gang similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do both Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted and Paint Gang have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Ship Happens: Pirates Wanted ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Paint Gang ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.