Choose Project Winter
Choose Project Winter if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 4,737 Steam reviews back the pick.
Project Winter vs Bitten! Someone has to be a villain
Project Winter and Bitten! Someone has to be a villain both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Project Winter (2019) is 2 years older than Bitten! Someone has to be a villain (2021). Bitten! Someone has to be a villain is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Project Winter (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Bitten! Someone has to be a villain
Choose Bitten! Someone has to be a villain if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Bitten! Someone has to be a villain launched in 2021.
Both Project Winter and Bitten! Someone has to be a villain sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Project Winter |  Bitten! Someone has to be a villain | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.9% positive (4,737 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Other Ocean Interactive | Uladzislau Basin |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Project Winter (2019) is 2 years older than Bitten! Someone has to be a villain (2021).
- Bitten! Someone has to be a villain is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Project Winter (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Project Winter is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Bitten! Someone has to be a villain has no Deck rating yet.
Project Winter vs Bitten! Someone has to be a villain — FAQ
- Should I play Project Winter or Bitten! Someone has to be a villain first?
- If you want chronology, Project Winter (2019) came out before Bitten! Someone has to be a villain (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 Project Winter and Bitten! Someone has to be a villain similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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 Project Winter and Bitten! Someone has to be a villain have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Project Winter ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Bitten! Someone has to be a villain ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Project Winter run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Project Winter is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Bitten! Someone has to be a villain doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.