Overcooked! 2 vs Jar Battlers
Overcooked! 2 and Jar Battlers 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 1 year older than Jar Battlers (2019). Jar Battlers is currently ~96% cheaper on Steam than Overcooked! 2 (0.99 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Overcooked! 2 |  Jar Battlers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.6% positive (14,169 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17 | Sylph |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Overcooked! 2 (2018) is 1 year older than Jar Battlers (2019).
- Jar Battlers is currently ~96% cheaper on Steam than Overcooked! 2 (0.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Overcooked! 2 has co-op; Jar Battlers does not.
- Overcooked! 2 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Jar Battlers has no Deck rating yet.
Overcooked! 2 vs Jar Battlers — FAQ
- Should I play Overcooked! 2 or Jar Battlers first?
- If you want chronology, Overcooked! 2 (2018) came out before Jar Battlers (2019). 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 Jar Battlers 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 Overcooked! 2 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Overcooked! 2 is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Jar Battlers doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.