Choose F1® 23
Choose F1® 23 if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and VR Supported side of the pairing. 6,650 Steam reviews back the pick.
F1® 23 vs Gear.Club Unlimited 3
F1® 23 and Gear.Club Unlimited 3 both land in Sports, Racing 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, Racing on Steam. F1® 23 (2023) is 3 years older than Gear.Club Unlimited 3 (2026). 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 Gear.Club Unlimited 3
Choose Gear.Club Unlimited 3 if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Gear.Club Unlimited 3 launched in 2026.
Both F1® 23 and Gear.Club Unlimited 3 sit in Sports and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 F1® 23 |  Gear.Club Unlimited 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Sports, Racing | Sports, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 85.6% positive (6,650 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Codemasters | Eden Games |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Racing on Steam.
- F1® 23 (2023) is 3 years older than Gear.Club Unlimited 3 (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- F1® 23 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Gear.Club Unlimited 3 has no Deck rating yet.
F1® 23 vs Gear.Club Unlimited 3 — FAQ
- Should I play F1® 23 or Gear.Club Unlimited 3 first?
- If you want chronology, F1® 23 (2023) came out before Gear.Club Unlimited 3 (2026). 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 F1® 23 and Gear.Club Unlimited 3 similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Racing 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 F1® 23 and Gear.Club Unlimited 3 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: F1® 23 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Gear.Club Unlimited 3 ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Does F1® 23 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — F1® 23 is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Gear.Club Unlimited 3 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.