Choose Treadnauts
Choose Treadnauts if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Treadnauts launched in 2018.
Treadnauts vs Animal Falling
Treadnauts and Animal Falling 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. Treadnauts (2018) is 8 years older than Animal Falling (2026). Animal Falling has co-op; Treadnauts does not. 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 Animal Falling
Choose Animal Falling if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Animal Falling launched in 2026.
Both Treadnauts and Animal Falling sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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
 Treadnauts |  Animal Falling | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 7.49 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 92.1% positive (63 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Topstitch Games | WOUAFL |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Treadnauts (2018) is 8 years older than Animal Falling (2026).
- Animal Falling has co-op; Treadnauts does not.
- Treadnauts is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Animal Falling has no Deck rating yet.
Treadnauts vs Animal Falling — FAQ
- Should I play Treadnauts or Animal Falling first?
- If you want chronology, Treadnauts (2018) came out before Animal Falling (2026). 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 Treadnauts and Animal Falling 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.
- Does Treadnauts run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Treadnauts is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Animal Falling doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.