Choose Tools Up!
Choose Tools Up! if you want an Adventure and Simulation experience. Tools Up! launched in 2019.
Tools Up! vs Unrailed!
Tools Up! and Unrailed! both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Tools Up! (2019) is 1 year older than Unrailed! (2020). Unrailed! scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Tools Up! (80.9% 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 Unrailed!
Choose Unrailed! if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.5% positive across 4,605 reviews.
Both Tools Up! and Unrailed! sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Tools Up! |  Unrailed! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.9% positive (204 reviews) | 94.5% positive (4,605 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | The Knights of Unity | Indoor Astronaut |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Tools Up! (2019) is 1 year older than Unrailed! (2020).
- Unrailed! scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Tools Up! (80.9% positive).
- Unrailed! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Tools Up! (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Tools Up! vs Unrailed! — FAQ
- Which is better, Tools Up! or Unrailed!?
- On Steam reviews Unrailed! scores higher (94.5% positive) than Tools Up! (80.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Unrailed! is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Tools Up! or Unrailed! first?
- If you want chronology, Tools Up! (2019) came out before Unrailed! (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 Tools Up! and Unrailed! similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Tools Up! and Unrailed! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Tools Up! ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Unrailed! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Tools Up! and Unrailed! both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.