Choose SpeedRunners
Choose SpeedRunners if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.6% positive across 9,614 reviews.
SpeedRunners vs Rocket League®
SpeedRunners and Rocket League® 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. Rocket League® (2015) is 1 year older than SpeedRunners (2016). SpeedRunners scores higher on Steam reviews (94.6% positive) than Rocket League® (86.6% 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 Rocket League®
Choose Rocket League® if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 226,694 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both SpeedRunners and Rocket League® sit in Action, Sports, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, 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
 SpeedRunners |  Rocket League® | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Casual, Racing | Action, Sports, Indie, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 94.6% positive (9,614 reviews) | 86.6% positive (226,694 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | DoubleDutch Games | Psyonix LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam.
- Rocket League® (2015) is 1 year older than SpeedRunners (2016).
- SpeedRunners scores higher on Steam reviews (94.6% positive) than Rocket League® (86.6% positive).
- Rocket League® has co-op; SpeedRunners does not.
- Steam Deck: SpeedRunners is Deck Playable, Rocket League® is Deck Verified.
SpeedRunners vs Rocket League® — FAQ
- Which is better, SpeedRunners or Rocket League®?
- On Steam reviews SpeedRunners scores higher (94.6% positive) than Rocket League® (86.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, SpeedRunners is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play SpeedRunners or Rocket League® first?
- If you want chronology, Rocket League® (2015) came out before SpeedRunners (2016). 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 SpeedRunners and Rocket League® 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.