Choose How About Spikes
Choose How About Spikes if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. How About Spikes launched in 2018.
How About Spikes vs Happy Sawland
How About Spikes and Happy Sawland both land in Indie, Adventure 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 on Steam. How About Spikes (2018) is 6 years older than Happy Sawland (2024). How About Spikes is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Happy Sawland (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Happy Sawland
Choose Happy Sawland if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Happy Sawland launched in 2024.
Both How About Spikes and Happy Sawland sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 How About Spikes |  Happy Sawland | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | SoulPixel Studio | Sawland Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- How About Spikes (2018) is 6 years older than Happy Sawland (2024).
- How About Spikes is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Happy Sawland (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
How About Spikes vs Happy Sawland — FAQ
- Should I play How About Spikes or Happy Sawland first?
- If you want chronology, How About Spikes (2018) came out before Happy Sawland (2024). 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 How About Spikes and Happy Sawland similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 How About Spikes and Happy Sawland have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: How About Spikes ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Happy Sawland ships Online Co-op, Co-op.