Choose Hold Your Own
Choose Hold Your Own if you want a Casual experience. Hold Your Own launched in 2017.
Hold Your Own vs Mist Survival
Hold Your Own and Mist Survival both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Hold Your Own (2017) is 1 year older than Mist Survival (2018). Mist Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (76.2% positive) than Hold Your Own (71.1% 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 Mist Survival
Choose Mist Survival if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.2% positive across 7,226 reviews.
Both Hold Your Own and Mist Survival sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hold Your Own |  Mist Survival | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 10.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.1% positive (363 reviews) | 76.2% positive (7,226 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DistrictWare inc. | Dimension 32 Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Hold Your Own (2017) is 1 year older than Mist Survival (2018).
- Mist Survival scores higher on Steam reviews (76.2% positive) than Hold Your Own (71.1% positive).
- Mist Survival is currently ~27% cheaper on Steam than Hold Your Own (10.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Hold Your Own is Deck Unsupported, Mist Survival is Deck Playable.
Hold Your Own vs Mist Survival — FAQ
- Which is better, Hold Your Own or Mist Survival?
- On Steam reviews Mist Survival scores higher (76.2% positive) than Hold Your Own (71.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Mist Survival is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Hold Your Own or Mist Survival first?
- If you want chronology, Hold Your Own (2017) came out before Mist Survival (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 Your Own and Mist Survival similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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.