Choose Hold My Beer
Choose Hold My Beer if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hold My Beer launched in 2017.
Hold My Beer vs Zanshin
Hold My Beer and Zanshin both land in Action, Sports, Indie 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, Sports, Indie on Steam. Hold My Beer (2017) is 1 year older than Zanshin (2018). Hold My Beer is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Zanshin (1.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD). 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 Zanshin
Choose Zanshin if you want a Simulation, Early Access, and Gore experience. Zanshin launched in 2018.
Both Hold My Beer and Zanshin sit in Action, Sports, and Indie 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
 Hold My Beer |  Zanshin | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Casual, Violent | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Early Access, Violent, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.7% positive (36 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lord of the Stack | Seven Wolves Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Hold My Beer (2017) is 1 year older than Zanshin (2018).
- Hold My Beer is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Zanshin (1.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
Hold My Beer vs Zanshin — FAQ
- Should I play Hold My Beer or Zanshin first?
- If you want chronology, Hold My Beer (2017) came out before Zanshin (2018). 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 Hold My Beer and Zanshin similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, Indie 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.