Choose Chickens Madness
Choose Chickens Madness if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Chickens Madness launched in 2020.
Chickens Madness vs Overcooked! 2
Chickens Madness 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 2 years older than Chickens Madness (2020). Overcooked! 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (93.6% positive) than Chickens Madness (66.7% 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 Overcooked! 2
Choose Overcooked! 2 if you want the Online PvP and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 14,169 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Chickens Madness 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
 Chickens Madness |  Overcooked! 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.7% positive (12 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 | Vikong | Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17 |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Overcooked! 2 (2018) is 2 years older than Chickens Madness (2020).
- Overcooked! 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (93.6% positive) than Chickens Madness (66.7% positive).
- Chickens Madness is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Overcooked! 2 (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Overcooked! 2 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Chickens Madness has no Deck rating yet.
Chickens Madness vs Overcooked! 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Chickens Madness or Overcooked! 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Overcooked! 2 (2018) came out before Chickens Madness (2020). 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 Chickens Madness 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 Chickens Madness and Overcooked! 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Chickens Madness ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Overcooked! 2 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.