Choose Overcooked! 2
Choose Overcooked! 2 if you want the Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 23% cheaper on the Steam Store. 14,169 Steam reviews back the pick.
Overcooked! 2 vs Ink
Overcooked! 2 and Ink 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. Overcooked! 2 (2018) is 3 years older than Ink (2021). Overcooked! 2 is currently ~23% cheaper on Steam than Ink (8.49 USD vs. 10.99 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 Ink
Choose Ink if you want a Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Ink launched in 2021.
Both Overcooked! 2 and Ink sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, 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
 Overcooked! 2 |  Ink | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 8.49 USD | 10.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.6% positive (14,169 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17 | cpsoft |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Overcooked! 2 (2018) is 3 years older than Ink (2021).
- Overcooked! 2 is currently ~23% cheaper on Steam than Ink (8.49 USD vs. 10.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Overcooked! 2 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Ink has no Deck rating yet.
Overcooked! 2 vs Ink — FAQ
- Should I play Overcooked! 2 or Ink first?
- If you want chronology, Overcooked! 2 (2018) came out before Ink (2021). 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 Overcooked! 2 and Ink 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 Overcooked! 2 and Ink have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Overcooked! 2 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Ink ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Overcooked! 2 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Overcooked! 2 is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Ink doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.