Choose Fall Guys
Choose Fall Guys if you want an Action, Sports, and Massively Multiplayer game with MMO, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 148,234 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fall Guys vs Gloam
Fall Guys and Gloam both land in 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Fall Guys (2020) is 1 year older than Gloam (2021). Fall Guys has co-op; Gloam does not. 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 Gloam
Choose Gloam if you want an Early Access experience. Gloam launched in 2021.
Both Fall Guys and Gloam sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Fall Guys |  Gloam | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Indie, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.8% positive (148,234 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Mediatonic | Cordylus |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Fall Guys (2020) is 1 year older than Gloam (2021).
- Fall Guys has co-op; Gloam does not.
- Fall Guys is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Gloam has no Deck rating yet.
Fall Guys vs Gloam — FAQ
- Should I play Fall Guys or Gloam first?
- If you want chronology, Fall Guys (2020) came out before Gloam (2021). 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 Fall Guys and Gloam similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Fall Guys run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fall Guys is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Gloam doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.