Choose Project Winter
Choose Project Winter if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,737 Steam reviews back the pick.
Project Winter vs Deceive Inc.
Project Winter and Deceive Inc. 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 4 years older than Deceive Inc. (2023). Project Winter scores higher on Steam reviews (86.9% positive) than Deceive Inc. (85.1% 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 Deceive Inc.
Choose Deceive Inc. if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 3,682 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Project Winter and Deceive Inc. 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. Steam reviews are nearly tied (86.9% vs 85.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Project Winter |  Deceive Inc. | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.9% positive (4,737 reviews) | 85.1% positive (3,682 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Other Ocean Interactive | Sweet Bandits Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Project Winter (2019) is 4 years older than Deceive Inc. (2023).
- Project Winter scores higher on Steam reviews (86.9% positive) than Deceive Inc. (85.1% positive).
- Project Winter is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Deceive Inc. (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Project Winter vs Deceive Inc. — FAQ
- Which is better, Project Winter or Deceive Inc.?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Project Winter sits at 86.9% positive (4,737 reviews), Deceive Inc. at 85.1% (3,682). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Project Winter or Deceive Inc. first?
- If you want chronology, Project Winter (2019) came out before Deceive Inc. (2023). 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 Deceive Inc. 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 Deceive Inc. have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Project Winter ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Deceive Inc. ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Do Project Winter and Deceive Inc. both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.