Should I play Industrial Petting or Garden of the Sea first?

If you want chronology, Industrial Petting (2020) came out before Garden of the Sea (2024). 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 Industrial Petting and Garden of the Sea similar?

They overlap on Indie, Adventure, 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.

Does Garden of the Sea have multiplayer like Industrial Petting?

No. Industrial Petting supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Garden of the Sea is listed as single-player only.

Do Industrial Petting and Garden of the Sea 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.

Industrial Petting vs Garden of the Sea

Industrial Petting and Garden of the Sea both land in Indie, Adventure, 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 share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Industrial Petting (2020) is 4 years older than Garden of the Sea (2024). Garden of the Sea scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Industrial Petting (90.5% 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 Industrial Petting

Choose Industrial Petting if you want a Strategy, Casual, and Early Access game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Tracked Controller Support. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Industrial Petting launched in 2020.

Choose Garden of the Sea

Choose Garden of the Sea if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Garden of the Sea launched in 2024.

Both Industrial Petting and Garden of the Sea sit in Indie, Adventure, and 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.

Industrial Petting vs Garden of the Sea — Steam metadata comparison
	Industrial Petting	Garden of the Sea
Released	2020	2024
Genres	Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access	Indie, Adventure, Simulation
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Verified
Price	19.99 USD	9.99 USD
Steam reviews	90.5% positive (63 reviews)	100% positive (22 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op	Single-player only
Developers	Another Yeti	Neat Corporation

Side by side

Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
Industrial Petting (2020) is 4 years older than Garden of the Sea (2024).
Garden of the Sea scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Industrial Petting (90.5% positive).
Garden of the Sea is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Industrial Petting (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
Industrial Petting has co-op; Garden of the Sea does not.
Both are Deck Verified.