Choose Pretend
Choose Pretend if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,094 Steam reviews back the pick.
Pretend vs Among Us
Pretend and Among Us both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Among Us (2018) is 3 years older than Pretend (2021). Among Us scores higher on Steam reviews (92.3% positive) than Pretend (58% 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 Among Us
Choose Among Us if you want the LAN PvP and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.3% positive across 371,902 reviews.
Both Pretend and Among Us sit in Casual 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
 Pretend |  Among Us | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 58% positive (1,094 reviews) | 92.3% positive (371,902 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | whitesquare | Innersloth |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Among Us (2018) is 3 years older than Pretend (2021).
- Among Us scores higher on Steam reviews (92.3% positive) than Pretend (58% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Among Us is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Pretend has no Deck rating yet.
Pretend vs Among Us — FAQ
- Which is better, Pretend or Among Us?
- On Steam reviews Among Us scores higher (92.3% positive) than Pretend (58% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Among Us is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Pretend or Among Us first?
- If you want chronology, Among Us (2018) came out before Pretend (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 Pretend and Among Us similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do both Pretend and Among Us have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Pretend ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Among Us ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.