Choose Need for Speed™ Rivals
Choose Need for Speed™ Rivals if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 3,416 Steam reviews back the pick.
Need for Speed™ Rivals vs The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled
Need for Speed™ Rivals and The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled both land in Action, Adventure, 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 Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam. Need for Speed™ Rivals (2020) is 2 years older than The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled (2022). The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Need for Speed™ Rivals (76.3% positive). 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 The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled
Choose The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled if you want an Indie and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards and VR Supported. On Steam, it's currently about 86% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled launched in 2022.
Both Need for Speed™ Rivals and The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled sit in Action, Adventure, and Racing 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
 Need for Speed™ Rivals |  The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Racing | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.3% positive (3,416 reviews) | 85.7% positive (28 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Criterion Games | NullReferenceException |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam.
- Need for Speed™ Rivals (2020) is 2 years older than The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled (2022).
- The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Need for Speed™ Rivals (76.3% positive).
- The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled is currently ~86% cheaper on Steam than Need for Speed™ Rivals (0.99 USD vs. 6.99 USD).
- Need for Speed™ Rivals has co-op; The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled does not.
- Need for Speed™ Rivals is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled has no Deck rating yet.
Need for Speed™ Rivals vs The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled — FAQ
- Should I play Need for Speed™ Rivals or The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled first?
- If you want chronology, Need for Speed™ Rivals (2020) came out before The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled (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 Need for Speed™ Rivals and The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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 The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled have multiplayer like Need for Speed™ Rivals?
- No. Need for Speed™ Rivals supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled is listed as single-player only.
- Does Need for Speed™ Rivals run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Need for Speed™ Rivals is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.