Choose Zap Rat
Choose Zap Rat if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort side of the pairing.
Zap Rat vs SplatStick
Zap Rat and SplatStick 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. 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 SplatStick
Choose SplatStick if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
Both Zap Rat and SplatStick sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Zap Rat |  SplatStick | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, 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, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Extra Long Games | Ramil Nasrullaev |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Zap Rat vs SplatStick — FAQ
- Are Zap Rat and SplatStick 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 Zap Rat and SplatStick have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Zap Rat ships Online Co-op, Co-op; SplatStick ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.