Choose Deathlike: Awakening
Choose Deathlike: Awakening if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Deathlike: Awakening launched in 2017.
Deathlike: Awakening vs Animal Company
Deathlike: Awakening and Animal Company both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Deathlike: Awakening (2017) is 9 years older than Animal Company (2026). Animal Company scores higher on Steam reviews (82% positive) than Deathlike: Awakening (69.2% 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 Animal Company
Choose Animal Company if you want an Early Access game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Animal Company launched in 2026.
Both Deathlike: Awakening and Animal Company sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 Deathlike: Awakening |  Animal Company | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 69.2% positive (13 reviews) | 82% positive (289 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Cybreath | Wooster Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Deathlike: Awakening (2017) is 9 years older than Animal Company (2026).
- Animal Company scores higher on Steam reviews (82% positive) than Deathlike: Awakening (69.2% positive).
- Deathlike: Awakening is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Animal Company (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Animal Company has co-op; Deathlike: Awakening does not.
Deathlike: Awakening vs Animal Company — FAQ
- Should I play Deathlike: Awakening or Animal Company first?
- If you want chronology, Deathlike: Awakening (2017) came out before Animal Company (2026). 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 Deathlike: Awakening and Animal Company similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Deathlike: Awakening have multiplayer like Animal Company?
- No. Animal Company supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Deathlike: Awakening is listed as single-player only.