Choose Touring Karts
Choose Touring Karts if you want a Sports game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Touring Karts launched in 2019.
Touring Karts vs Best Forklift Operator
Touring Karts and Best Forklift Operator both land in Simulation, Racing 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 Simulation, Racing on Steam. Touring Karts (2019) is 3 years older than Best Forklift Operator (2022). Both sit near 75% positive on Steam (Touring Karts: 71 reviews, Best Forklift Operator: 170). 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 Best Forklift Operator
Choose Best Forklift Operator if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Best Forklift Operator launched in 2022.
Both Touring Karts and Best Forklift Operator sit in Simulation and Racing on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (74.6% vs 75.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Touring Karts |  Best Forklift Operator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Racing | Indie, Simulation, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.6% positive (71 reviews) | 75.3% positive (170 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ivanovich Games | Simmersiv |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Racing on Steam.
- Touring Karts (2019) is 3 years older than Best Forklift Operator (2022).
- Both sit near 75% positive on Steam (Touring Karts: 71 reviews, Best Forklift Operator: 170).
- Best Forklift Operator is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Touring Karts (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Touring Karts is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Best Forklift Operator has no Deck rating yet.
Touring Karts vs Best Forklift Operator — FAQ
- Should I play Touring Karts or Best Forklift Operator first?
- If you want chronology, Touring Karts (2019) came out before Best Forklift Operator (2022). 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 Touring Karts and Best Forklift Operator similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, Racing 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.
- Does Best Forklift Operator have multiplayer like Touring Karts?
- No. Touring Karts supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while Best Forklift Operator is listed as single-player only.
- Does Touring Karts run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Touring Karts is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Best Forklift Operator doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.