Choose To the Stars and Beyond!
Choose To the Stars and Beyond! if you want an Action, Adventure, and Casual experience. To the Stars and Beyond! launched in 2019.
To the Stars and Beyond! vs Swing Rush
To the Stars and Beyond! and Swing Rush both land in Sports, Indie, Simulation 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 Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam. To the Stars and Beyond! (2019) is 7 years older than Swing Rush (2026). Swing Rush is free; To the Stars and Beyond! is paid (2.99 USD). 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 Swing Rush
Choose Swing Rush if you want a Free To Play game with DualShock Controller Support, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Swing Rush launched in 2026.
Both To the Stars and Beyond! and Swing Rush sit in Sports, Indie, and Simulation 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
 To the Stars and Beyond! |  Swing Rush | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Racing | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Boogygames Studios | You Should Be Studying Industries |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- To the Stars and Beyond! (2019) is 7 years older than Swing Rush (2026).
- Swing Rush is free; To the Stars and Beyond! is paid (2.99 USD).
To the Stars and Beyond! vs Swing Rush — FAQ
- Should I play To the Stars and Beyond! or Swing Rush first?
- If you want chronology, To the Stars and Beyond! (2019) came out before Swing Rush (2026). 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 To the Stars and Beyond! and Swing Rush similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, Simulation 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.
- Is Swing Rush free?
- Yes — Swing Rush is a free-to-play Steam title. To the Stars and Beyond! is paid (2.99 USD).