Choose DIRT 5
Choose DIRT 5 if you want an Adventure and Racing experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,504 Steam reviews back the pick.
DIRT 5 vs Heroic Musical Chairs
DIRT 5 and Heroic Musical Chairs both land in Action, Sports, 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, Sports, Casual on Steam. DIRT 5 (2020) is 7 years older than Heroic Musical Chairs (2027). Both support cooperative play. 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 Heroic Musical Chairs
Choose Heroic Musical Chairs if you want an Indie game with Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heroic Musical Chairs launched in 2027.
Both DIRT 5 and Heroic Musical Chairs sit in Action, Sports, 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
 DIRT 5 |  Heroic Musical Chairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2027 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Adventure, Casual, Racing | Action, Sports, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 59.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 56.5% positive (1,504 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Codemasters | Morbleu Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Casual on Steam.
- DIRT 5 (2020) is 7 years older than Heroic Musical Chairs (2027).
- Both support cooperative play.
- DIRT 5 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Heroic Musical Chairs has no Deck rating yet.
DIRT 5 vs Heroic Musical Chairs — FAQ
- Should I play DIRT 5 or Heroic Musical Chairs first?
- If you want chronology, DIRT 5 (2020) came out before Heroic Musical Chairs (2027). 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 DIRT 5 and Heroic Musical Chairs similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, 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 DIRT 5 and Heroic Musical Chairs have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: DIRT 5 ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Heroic Musical Chairs ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does DIRT 5 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — DIRT 5 is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Heroic Musical Chairs doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.