Choose !AnyWay!
Choose !AnyWay! if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Playable without Timed Input. !AnyWay! launched in 2018.
!AnyWay! vs Dots!
!AnyWay! and Dots! both land in Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. !AnyWay! (2018) is 2 years older than Dots! (2020). Dots! scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than !AnyWay! (74.2% 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 Dots!
Choose Dots! if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Dots! launched in 2020.
Both !AnyWay! and Dots! sit in Indie and Casual 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
 !AnyWay! |  Dots! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 74.2% positive (229 reviews) | 90% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | EYEFRONT | EYEFRONT |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- !AnyWay! (2018) is 2 years older than Dots! (2020).
- Dots! scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than !AnyWay! (74.2% positive).
- !AnyWay! is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Dots! has no Deck rating yet.
!AnyWay! vs Dots! — FAQ
- Should I play !AnyWay! or Dots! first?
- If you want chronology, !AnyWay! (2018) came out before Dots! (2020). 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 !AnyWay! and Dots! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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 Dots! have multiplayer like !AnyWay!?
- No. !AnyWay! supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Dots! is listed as single-player only.
- Does !AnyWay! run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — !AnyWay! is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Dots! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.