Choose Garden Paws
Choose Garden Paws if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,609 Steam reviews back the pick.
Garden Paws vs Border Town
Garden Paws and Border Town both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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 Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Garden Paws (2018) is 7 years older than Border Town (2025). Garden Paws scores higher on Steam reviews (90.4% positive) than Border Town (74.4% 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 Border Town
Choose Border Town if you want an Action and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 51% cheaper on the Steam Store. Border Town launched in 2025.
Both Garden Paws and Border Town sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam, 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
 Garden Paws |  Border Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 9.74 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.4% positive (1,609 reviews) | 74.4% positive (43 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Bitten Toast Games Inc. | GoHoGames |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Garden Paws (2018) is 7 years older than Border Town (2025).
- Garden Paws scores higher on Steam reviews (90.4% positive) than Border Town (74.4% positive).
- Border Town is currently ~51% cheaper on Steam than Garden Paws (9.74 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Garden Paws has co-op; Border Town does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Garden Paws vs Border Town — FAQ
- Should I play Garden Paws or Border Town first?
- If you want chronology, Garden Paws (2018) came out before Border Town (2025). 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 Garden Paws and Border Town similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.
- Does Border Town have multiplayer like Garden Paws?
- No. Garden Paws supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Border Town is listed as single-player only.