Choose Mecho Tales
Choose Mecho Tales if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Mecho Tales launched in 2017.
Mecho Tales vs Overcooked! 2
Mecho Tales 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. Mecho Tales (2017) is 1 year older than Overcooked! 2 (2018). Mecho Tales is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Overcooked! 2 (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 Overcooked! 2
Choose Overcooked! 2 if you want the Shared/Split Screen, 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 Mecho Tales and Overcooked! 2 sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Mecho Tales |  Overcooked! 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 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 | Arcade Distillery | Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17 |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Mecho Tales (2017) is 1 year older than Overcooked! 2 (2018).
- Mecho Tales is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Overcooked! 2 (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Overcooked! 2 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Mecho Tales has no Deck rating yet.
Mecho Tales vs Overcooked! 2 — FAQ
- Should I play Mecho Tales or Overcooked! 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Mecho Tales (2017) came out before Overcooked! 2 (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 Mecho Tales 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 Mecho Tales and Overcooked! 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Mecho Tales ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Overcooked! 2 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.