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Only Straight and Up! vs They Yearn For The Mines

Only Straight and Up! and They Yearn For The Mines both land in Sports, Indie, Adventure 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2024. Only Straight and Up! is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than They Yearn For The Mines (4.99 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 Only Straight and Up!

Choose Only Straight and Up! if you want a Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Only Straight and Up! launched in 2024.

Choose They Yearn For The Mines

Choose They Yearn For The Mines if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. They Yearn For The Mines launched in 2024.

Both Only Straight and Up! and They Yearn For The Mines sit in Sports, Indie, and Adventure 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

Only Straight and Up! vs They Yearn For The Mines — Steam metadata comparison
Only Straight and Up! — Steam game coverOnly Straight and Up!They Yearn For The Mines — Steam game coverThey Yearn For The Mines
Released20242024
GenresSports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, CasualAction, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
Price4.99 USD5.99 USD
Steam reviews1 reviews1 reviews
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, Co-opSingle-player only
DevelopersAF GamesTheQuokkaBloke

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Only Straight and Up! vs They Yearn For The Mines — FAQ

Are Only Straight and Up! and They Yearn For The Mines similar?
They overlap on Sports, Indie, Adventure 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 They Yearn For The Mines have multiplayer like Only Straight and Up!?
No. Only Straight and Up! supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while They Yearn For The Mines is listed as single-player only.