Choose RiffTrax: The Game
Choose RiffTrax: The Game if you want an Indie game with Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. RiffTrax: The Game launched in 2022.
RiffTrax: The Game vs Heads Up! Phones Down Edition
RiffTrax: The Game and Heads Up! Phones Down Edition both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. RiffTrax: The Game (2022) is 1 year older than Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (2023). RiffTrax: The Game is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 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 Heads Up! Phones Down Edition
Choose Heads Up! Phones Down Edition if you want the Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Heads Up! Phones Down Edition launched in 2023.
Both RiffTrax: The Game and Heads Up! Phones Down Edition sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, 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
 RiffTrax: The Game |  Heads Up! Phones Down Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive (213 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Wide Right Interactive, Mark Zorn, Kurt Wojda | Aspyr |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- RiffTrax: The Game (2022) is 1 year older than Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (2023).
- RiffTrax: The Game is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Heads Up! Phones Down Edition has co-op; RiffTrax: The Game does not.
- Heads Up! Phones Down Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; RiffTrax: The Game has no Deck rating yet.
RiffTrax: The Game vs Heads Up! Phones Down Edition — FAQ
- Should I play RiffTrax: The Game or Heads Up! Phones Down Edition first?
- If you want chronology, RiffTrax: The Game (2022) came out before Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (2023). 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 RiffTrax: The Game and Heads Up! Phones Down Edition similar?
- They overlap on 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.