Choose Crooked Waters
Choose Crooked Waters if you want a Strategy and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Crooked Waters launched in 2018.
Crooked Waters vs Furious Seas
Crooked Waters and Furious Seas 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. Crooked Waters (2018) is 3 years older than Furious Seas (2021). Crooked Waters scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Furious Seas (70.2% 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 Furious Seas
Choose Furious Seas if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Furious Seas launched in 2021.
Both Crooked Waters and Furious Seas 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
 Crooked Waters |  Furious Seas | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Early Access | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.4% positive (17 reviews) | 70.2% positive (141 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Craft Game Studio | Future Immersive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Crooked Waters (2018) is 3 years older than Furious Seas (2021).
- Crooked Waters scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Furious Seas (70.2% positive).
- Crooked Waters is free; Furious Seas is paid (19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Crooked Waters vs Furious Seas — FAQ
- Should I play Crooked Waters or Furious Seas first?
- If you want chronology, Crooked Waters (2018) came out before Furious Seas (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 Crooked Waters and Furious Seas 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 Crooked Waters and Furious Seas have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Crooked Waters ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Furious Seas ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Crooked Waters free?
- Yes — Crooked Waters is a free-to-play Steam title. Furious Seas is paid (19.99 USD).