Choose Cars 'n Guns
Choose Cars 'n Guns if you want an Early Access game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
Cars 'n Guns vs Kayak with friends
Cars 'n Guns and Kayak with friends both land in Action, Sports, Indie 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, Sports, Indie on Steam. 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 Kayak with friends
Choose Kayak with friends if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing.
Both Cars 'n Guns and Kayak with friends sit in Action, Sports, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online 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
 Cars 'n Guns |  Kayak with friends | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access, Racing | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Predrag Lazic | Eonia Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Cars 'n Guns vs Kayak with friends — FAQ
- Are Cars 'n Guns and Kayak with friends similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, Indie 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 Cars 'n Guns and Kayak with friends have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Cars 'n Guns ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Kayak with friends ships Online Co-op, Co-op.