Choose Faulty Apprentice
Choose Faulty Apprentice if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.6% positive across 112 reviews.
Faulty Apprentice vs Girls Overboard
Faulty Apprentice and Girls Overboard both land in Indie, Simulation, RPG 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 Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam. Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 3 years older than Girls Overboard (2022). Faulty Apprentice scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Girls Overboard (58.4% 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 Girls Overboard
Choose Girls Overboard if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Girls Overboard launched in 2022.
Both Faulty Apprentice and Girls Overboard sit in Indie, Simulation, and RPG 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 |  Girls Overboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 7.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 78.6% positive (112 reviews) | 58.4% positive (137 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | AGL studios | AGL studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Faulty Apprentice (2019) is 3 years older than Girls Overboard (2022).
- Faulty Apprentice scores higher on Steam reviews (78.6% positive) than Girls Overboard (58.4% positive).
- Girls Overboard is free; Faulty Apprentice is paid (7.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Faulty Apprentice vs Girls Overboard — FAQ
- Which is better, Faulty Apprentice or Girls Overboard?
- On Steam reviews Faulty Apprentice scores higher (78.6% positive) than Girls Overboard (58.4% 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 Girls Overboard first?
- If you want chronology, Faulty Apprentice (2019) came out before Girls Overboard (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 Girls Overboard similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, RPG 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 Girls Overboard free?
- Yes — Girls Overboard is a free-to-play Steam title. Faulty Apprentice is paid (7.99 USD).