Choose Treadnauts
Choose Treadnauts if it's currently about 42% cheaper on the Steam Store. Treadnauts launched in 2018.
Treadnauts vs Beat Me!
Treadnauts and Beat Me! 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 2 years older than Beat Me! (2020). Treadnauts is currently ~42% cheaper on Steam than Beat Me! (7.49 USD vs. 12.99 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 Beat Me!
Choose Beat Me! if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Beat Me! launched in 2020.
Both Treadnauts and Beat Me! 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 |  Beat Me! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 7.49 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.1% positive (63 reviews) | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Topstitch Games | Red Limb Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Treadnauts (2018) is 2 years older than Beat Me! (2020).
- Treadnauts is currently ~42% cheaper on Steam than Beat Me! (7.49 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Beat Me! has co-op; Treadnauts does not.
- Treadnauts is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Beat Me! has no Deck rating yet.
Treadnauts vs Beat Me! — FAQ
- Should I play Treadnauts or Beat Me! first?
- If you want chronology, Treadnauts (2018) came out before Beat Me! (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 Treadnauts and Beat Me! 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. Beat Me! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.