Choose Drake Hollow
Choose Drake Hollow if you want the Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. Drake Hollow launched in 2020.
Drake Hollow vs Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Drake Hollow and Smalland: Survive the Wilds 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. Drake Hollow (2020) is 4 years older than Smalland: Survive the Wilds (2024). Smalland: Survive the Wilds scores higher on Steam reviews (82% positive) than Drake Hollow (76.8% 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 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
Choose Smalland: Survive the Wilds if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82% positive across 4,237 reviews.
Both Drake Hollow and Smalland: Survive the Wilds sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Drake Hollow |  Smalland: Survive the Wilds | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 34.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.8% positive (586 reviews) | 82% positive (4,237 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | The Molasses Flood | Merge Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Drake Hollow (2020) is 4 years older than Smalland: Survive the Wilds (2024).
- Smalland: Survive the Wilds scores higher on Steam reviews (82% positive) than Drake Hollow (76.8% positive).
- Drake Hollow is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Smalland: Survive the Wilds (29.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Drake Hollow is Deck Unsupported, Smalland: Survive the Wilds is Deck Playable.
Drake Hollow vs Smalland: Survive the Wilds — FAQ
- Which is better, Drake Hollow or Smalland: Survive the Wilds?
- On Steam reviews Smalland: Survive the Wilds scores higher (82% positive) than Drake Hollow (76.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Smalland: Survive the Wilds is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Drake Hollow or Smalland: Survive the Wilds first?
- If you want chronology, Drake Hollow (2020) came out before Smalland: Survive the Wilds (2024). 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 Drake Hollow and Smalland: Survive the Wilds 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.
- Do both Drake Hollow and Smalland: Survive the Wilds have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Drake Hollow ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Smalland: Survive the Wilds ships Online Co-op, Co-op.