Choose Pikuniku
Choose Pikuniku if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.9% positive across 3,642 reviews.
Pikuniku vs Overcooked! 2
Pikuniku and Overcooked! 2 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. Overcooked! 2 (2018) is 1 year older than Pikuniku (2019). Pikuniku scores higher on Steam reviews (95.9% positive) than Overcooked! 2 (93.6% 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 Overcooked! 2
Choose Overcooked! 2 if you want the Online PvP and Online Co-op side of the pairing. 14,169 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Pikuniku and Overcooked! 2 sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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
 Pikuniku |  Overcooked! 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.9% positive (3,642 reviews) | 93.6% positive (14,169 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Arnaud De Bock, Rémi Forcadell, Alan Zucconi, Calum Bowen | Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17 |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Overcooked! 2 (2018) is 1 year older than Pikuniku (2019).
- Pikuniku scores higher on Steam reviews (95.9% positive) than Overcooked! 2 (93.6% positive).
- Pikuniku is currently ~48% cheaper on Steam than Overcooked! 2 (12.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Pikuniku vs Overcooked! 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Pikuniku or Overcooked! 2?
- On Steam reviews Pikuniku scores higher (95.9% positive) than Overcooked! 2 (93.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Pikuniku is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Pikuniku or Overcooked! 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Overcooked! 2 (2018) came out before Pikuniku (2019). 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 Pikuniku and Overcooked! 2 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 Pikuniku and Overcooked! 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Pikuniku ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Overcooked! 2 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Pikuniku and Overcooked! 2 both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.