Choose ZEROED
Choose ZEROED if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. ZEROED launched in 2021.
ZEROED vs Animal Rivals: Up In The Air
ZEROED and Animal Rivals: Up In The Air both land in Action, 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, Racing on Steam. ZEROED (2021) is 1 year older than Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (2022). ZEROED is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (3.99 USD vs. 5.99 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 Animal Rivals: Up In The Air
Choose Animal Rivals: Up In The Air if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen PvP. Animal Rivals: Up In The Air launched in 2022.
Both ZEROED and Animal Rivals: Up In The Air sit in Action and Racing 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
 ZEROED |  Animal Rivals: Up In The Air | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Racing | Action, Indie, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | OAKgames | Beast Games S. A. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Racing on Steam.
- ZEROED (2021) is 1 year older than Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (2022).
- ZEROED is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (3.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
ZEROED vs Animal Rivals: Up In The Air — FAQ
- Should I play ZEROED or Animal Rivals: Up In The Air first?
- If you want chronology, ZEROED (2021) came out before Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (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 ZEROED and Animal Rivals: Up In The Air similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.