Choose Counter Agents
Choose Counter Agents if you want a Strategy and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Counter Agents launched in 2016.
Counter Agents vs RAGDOLL UNIVERSE
Counter Agents and RAGDOLL UNIVERSE both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Counter Agents (2016) is 8 years older than RAGDOLL UNIVERSE (2024). Counter Agents is free; RAGDOLL UNIVERSE is paid (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 RAGDOLL UNIVERSE
Choose RAGDOLL UNIVERSE if you want an Early Access game with Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. RAGDOLL UNIVERSE launched in 2024.
Both Counter Agents and RAGDOLL UNIVERSE sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Counter Agents |  RAGDOLL UNIVERSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.8% positive (80 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | James Montgomery, Daniel Paez, Jeff Jackman, Lance Montgomery, Michael Nova | MageC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Counter Agents (2016) is 8 years older than RAGDOLL UNIVERSE (2024).
- Counter Agents is free; RAGDOLL UNIVERSE is paid (4.99 USD).
- RAGDOLL UNIVERSE has co-op; Counter Agents does not.
Counter Agents vs RAGDOLL UNIVERSE — FAQ
- Should I play Counter Agents or RAGDOLL UNIVERSE first?
- If you want chronology, Counter Agents (2016) came out before RAGDOLL UNIVERSE (2024). 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 Counter Agents and RAGDOLL UNIVERSE similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.
- Is Counter Agents free?
- Yes — Counter Agents is a free-to-play Steam title. RAGDOLL UNIVERSE is paid (4.99 USD).