Choose Fall Guys
Choose Fall Guys if you want a Sports and Massively Multiplayer game with MMO. 148,234 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fall Guys vs RunOut - Hothead Paws
Fall Guys and RunOut - Hothead Paws 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. Fall Guys (2020) is 6 years older than RunOut - Hothead Paws (2026). 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 RunOut - Hothead Paws
Choose RunOut - Hothead Paws if you want a Racing experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. RunOut - Hothead Paws launched in 2026.
Both Fall Guys and RunOut - Hothead Paws sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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 |  RunOut - Hothead Paws | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual, Racing |
| 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, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Mediatonic | WakaStudio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Fall Guys (2020) is 6 years older than RunOut - Hothead Paws (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Fall Guys is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; RunOut - Hothead Paws has no Deck rating yet.
Fall Guys vs RunOut - Hothead Paws — FAQ
- Should I play Fall Guys or RunOut - Hothead Paws first?
- If you want chronology, Fall Guys (2020) came out before RunOut - Hothead Paws (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 Fall Guys and RunOut - Hothead Paws 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 Fall Guys and RunOut - Hothead Paws have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Fall Guys ships Online Co-op, Co-op; RunOut - Hothead Paws ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Fall Guys run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fall Guys is rated Deck Playable by Valve. RunOut - Hothead Paws doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.