Choose What The Box?
Choose What The Box? if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.9% positive across 346 reviews.
What The Box? vs Hacktag
What The Box? and Hacktag 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. What The Box? (2016) is 2 years older than Hacktag (2018). What The Box? scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than Hacktag (56.2% 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 Hacktag
Choose Hacktag if you want an Adventure game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Hacktag launched in 2018.
Both What The Box? and Hacktag sit in Action and Indie 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
 What The Box? |  Hacktag | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.9% positive (346 reviews) | 56.2% positive (137 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Bitten Toast Games Inc. | Piece of Cake studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- What The Box? (2016) is 2 years older than Hacktag (2018).
- What The Box? scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than Hacktag (56.2% positive).
- Hacktag is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than What The Box? (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Hacktag has co-op; What The Box? does not.
- Hacktag is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; What The Box? has no Deck rating yet.
What The Box? vs Hacktag — FAQ
- Which is better, What The Box? or Hacktag?
- On Steam reviews What The Box? scores higher (82.9% positive) than Hacktag (56.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, What The Box? is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play What The Box? or Hacktag first?
- If you want chronology, What The Box? (2016) came out before Hacktag (2018). 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 What The Box? and Hacktag 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.