Choose Unrailed!
Choose Unrailed! if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.5% positive across 4,605 reviews.
Unrailed! vs Unrailed 2: Back on Track
Unrailed! and Unrailed 2: Back on Track 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. Unrailed! (2020) is 4 years older than Unrailed 2: Back on Track (2024). Unrailed! scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Unrailed 2: Back on Track (91.5% 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 Unrailed 2: Back on Track
Choose Unrailed 2: Back on Track if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Unrailed 2: Back on Track launched in 2024.
Both Unrailed! and Unrailed 2: Back on Track sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 Unrailed! |  Unrailed 2: Back on Track | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.5% positive (4,605 reviews) | 91.5% positive (673 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Indoor Astronaut | Indoor Astronaut |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Unrailed! (2020) is 4 years older than Unrailed 2: Back on Track (2024).
- Unrailed! scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than Unrailed 2: Back on Track (91.5% positive).
- Unrailed 2: Back on Track is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Unrailed! (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Unrailed! vs Unrailed 2: Back on Track — FAQ
- Which is better, Unrailed! or Unrailed 2: Back on Track?
- On Steam reviews Unrailed! scores higher (94.5% positive) than Unrailed 2: Back on Track (91.5% 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 Unrailed! or Unrailed 2: Back on Track first?
- If you want chronology, Unrailed! (2020) came out before Unrailed 2: Back on Track (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 Unrailed! and Unrailed 2: Back on Track 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 Unrailed! and Unrailed 2: Back on Track have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Unrailed! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Unrailed 2: Back on Track ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Unrailed! and Unrailed 2: Back on Track 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.