Choose Only Straight and Up!
Choose Only Straight and Up! if you want an Adventure, Simulation, and Massively Multiplayer experience. Only Straight and Up! launched in 2024.
Only Straight and Up! vs SurfsUp
Only Straight and Up! and SurfsUp both land in Sports, Indie, 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 share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam. Only Straight and Up! (2024) is 1 year older than SurfsUp (2025). SurfsUp is free; Only Straight and Up! is paid (4.99 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 SurfsUp
Choose SurfsUp if you want an Action, Free To Play, and Racing game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. SurfsUp launched in 2025.
Both Only Straight and Up! and SurfsUp sit in Sports, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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! |  SurfsUp | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Free To Play, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 87.4% positive (563 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | AF Games | Mark Arneman, Nerdiful, Carina Arneman |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Only Straight and Up! (2024) is 1 year older than SurfsUp (2025).
- SurfsUp is free; Only Straight and Up! is paid (4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- SurfsUp is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Only Straight and Up! has no Deck rating yet.
Only Straight and Up! vs SurfsUp — FAQ
- Should I play Only Straight and Up! or SurfsUp first?
- If you want chronology, Only Straight and Up! (2024) came out before SurfsUp (2025). 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 Only Straight and Up! and SurfsUp similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, 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.
- Do both Only Straight and Up! and SurfsUp have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Only Straight and Up! ships Online Co-op, Co-op; SurfsUp ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is SurfsUp free?
- Yes — SurfsUp is a free-to-play Steam title. Only Straight and Up! is paid (4.99 USD).