Anarchy Arcade vs Only If
Anarchy Arcade is an open-world sandbox game from Elijah Newman-Gomez (2014) while Only If is an FPS horror game from Creability (2014).
What each one is
Steam files Anarchy Arcade under Open-World and Sandbox. In contrast, it files Only If under FPS and Horror.
Turn your entire digital life into a game. AArcade is a 3D desktop that launches shortcuts to absolutely anything you like. Join the anarchy of the persistent online metaverse, or remain in your own private reality. Casual in-game building features, plus hundreds of thousands of addons.
Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. It takes idiom into reality.
At a glance
| Anarchy Arcade | Only If | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 5.8/10 | 5.2/10 |
| Steam rating | Mixed (68%, 2,197) | Mixed (62%, 5,953) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 39/100 |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Install size | 5 GB | 1 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2014 | 2014 |
| Developer | Elijah Newman-Gomez | Creability |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Anarchy Arcade vs Only If, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Anarchy ArcadeOpen-world sandbox gameOnly IfFPS horror gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Anarchy ArcadeFree to Play, Sandbox, IndieOnly IfFree to Play, Adventure, First-PersonThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Anarchy Arcade ✓Score 5.8 · 68% on SteamOnly IfScore 5.2 · 62% on Steam · 39 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Anarchy Arcade2,197 reviews · 5 GBOnly If5,953 reviews · 1 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Anarchy ArcadeFreeOnly IfFreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Anarchy ArcadePlayableOnly IfPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Anarchy Arcade takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueAnarchy Arcade and Only If on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Anarchy Arcade (GamingPickz Score 5.8)
- Lighter on storage: Only If (1 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Only If (5,953 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Free to PlayIndieMultiplayerSimulationCasualFunnyAdventureSingleplayer
Where they differ
SandboxEarly AccessArcadeVR3D VisionBuilding
HorrorPuzzleWalking SimulatorSurrealAtmosphericFPS
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Anarchy Arcade is relaxed, easy to pick up. Only If is relaxed, easy to pick up.
System requirements, side by side
| Anarchy Arcade | Only If | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 4770 |
| Minimum CPU | — | Dual Core CPU @ 2.2 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Install size | 5 GB | 1 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Anarchy Arcade · Only If.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Anarchy Arcade and 0 for Only If. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Anarchy Arcade and Only If in scope?
Anarchy Arcade has drawn 2,197 Steam reviews and installs in 5 GB. Only If has drawn 5,953 Steam reviews and installs in 1 GB.
Is Anarchy Arcade or Only If better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Anarchy Arcade rates higher (5.8 to 5.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Anarchy Arcade or Only If?
Anarchy Arcade is cheaper right now at Free, against Free. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.