Choose Project Winter
Choose Project Winter if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 4,737 Steam reviews back the pick.
Project Winter vs Spy Carnival
Project Winter and Spy Carnival both land in Action, 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, Indie on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Project Winter is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Spy Carnival has no Deck rating yet. 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 Spy Carnival
Choose Spy Carnival if it matches what drew you to this matchup.
Both Project Winter and Spy Carnival sit in Action 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 |  Spy Carnival | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 86.9% positive (4,737 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Other Ocean Interactive | haga interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Project Winter is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Spy Carnival has no Deck rating yet.
Project Winter vs Spy Carnival — FAQ
- Are Project Winter and Spy Carnival similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Spy Carnival have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Project Winter ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Spy Carnival ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Project Winter run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Project Winter is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Spy Carnival doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.