Choose Karting4Fun
Choose Karting4Fun if you want an Indie and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Karting4Fun launched in 2026.
Karting4Fun vs F1® 22
Karting4Fun and F1® 22 both land in Sports, 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 Sports, Racing on Steam. F1® 22 (2022) is 4 years older than Karting4Fun (2026). Karting4Fun scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than F1® 22 (65.3% 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 F1® 22
Choose F1® 22 if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 9,458 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Karting4Fun and F1® 22 sit in Sports and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Karting4Fun |  F1® 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Casual, Racing | Sports, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.79 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 71.4% positive (14 reviews) | 65.3% positive (9,458 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | LukasH | Codemasters |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Racing on Steam.
- F1® 22 (2022) is 4 years older than Karting4Fun (2026).
- Karting4Fun scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than F1® 22 (65.3% positive).
- F1® 22 has co-op; Karting4Fun does not.
- Steam Deck: Karting4Fun is Deck Playable, F1® 22 is Deck Verified.
Karting4Fun vs F1® 22 — FAQ
- Should I play Karting4Fun or F1® 22 first?
- If you want chronology, F1® 22 (2022) came out before Karting4Fun (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 Karting4Fun and F1® 22 similar?
- They overlap on Sports, 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.