Choose Rescue your chickens
Choose Rescue your chickens if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. Rescue your chickens launched in 2016.
Rescue your chickens vs Wolf Mate
Rescue your chickens and Wolf Mate both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Rescue your chickens (2016) is 9 years older than Wolf Mate (2025). Wolf Mate scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Rescue your chickens (78.2% 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 Wolf Mate
Choose Wolf Mate if you want an Adventure game with Steam Leaderboards, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Wolf Mate launched in 2025.
Both Rescue your chickens and Wolf Mate sit in Action on Steam, 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
 Rescue your chickens |  Wolf Mate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.49 USD | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.2% positive (78 reviews) | 95.3% positive (129 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Mihai Morosanu | eTIRUe |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Rescue your chickens (2016) is 9 years older than Wolf Mate (2025).
- Wolf Mate scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Rescue your chickens (78.2% positive).
- Rescue your chickens is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than Wolf Mate (0.49 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Wolf Mate is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Rescue your chickens has no Deck rating yet.
Rescue your chickens vs Wolf Mate — FAQ
- Should I play Rescue your chickens or Wolf Mate first?
- If you want chronology, Rescue your chickens (2016) came out before Wolf Mate (2025). 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 Rescue your chickens and Wolf Mate similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.