Choose Duck Souls
Choose Duck Souls if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97% positive across 198 reviews.
Duck Souls vs Abathor
Duck Souls and Abathor both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Duck Souls (2018) is 6 years older than Abathor (2024). Duck Souls scores higher on Steam reviews (97% positive) than Abathor (89.5% 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 Abathor
Choose Abathor if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Abathor launched in 2024.
Both Duck Souls and Abathor sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Duck Souls |  Abathor | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive (198 reviews) | 89.5% positive (171 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Viridino Studios | Pow Pixel Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Duck Souls (2018) is 6 years older than Abathor (2024).
- Duck Souls scores higher on Steam reviews (97% positive) than Abathor (89.5% positive).
- Duck Souls is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than Abathor (1.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Abathor has co-op; Duck Souls does not.
- Abathor is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Duck Souls has no Deck rating yet.
Duck Souls vs Abathor — FAQ
- Which is better, Duck Souls or Abathor?
- On Steam reviews Duck Souls scores higher (97% positive) than Abathor (89.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Duck Souls is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Duck Souls or Abathor first?
- If you want chronology, Duck Souls (2018) came out before Abathor (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 Duck Souls and Abathor similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Duck Souls have multiplayer like Abathor?
- No. Abathor supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Duck Souls is listed as single-player only.