Choose Faulty Apprentice
Choose Faulty Apprentice if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.6% positive across 112 reviews.
Faulty Apprentice vs Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters
Faulty Apprentice and Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters both land in Simulation 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 Simulation games on Steam. Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 3 years older than Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters (2022). Faulty Apprentice scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters (64.7% 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 Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters
Choose Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters launched in 2022.
Both Faulty Apprentice and Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters sit in Simulation 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
 Faulty Apprentice |  Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.6% positive (112 reviews) | 64.7% positive (365 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | AGL studios | Wallimog & Friends |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 3 years older than Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters (2022).
- Faulty Apprentice scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters (64.7% positive).
- Faulty Apprentice is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Faulty Apprentice is Deck Playable, Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters is Deck Verified.
Faulty Apprentice vs Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters — FAQ
- Which is better, Faulty Apprentice or Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters?
- On Steam reviews Faulty Apprentice scores higher (78.6% positive) than Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters (64.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Faulty Apprentice is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Faulty Apprentice or Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters first?
- If you want chronology, Faulty Apprentice (2019) came out before Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters (2022). 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 Faulty Apprentice and Spooky Starlets: Movie Monsters similar?
- They overlap on Simulation 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.