Rank 01Games like Gear Up
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Gear Up.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Doctor Entertainment AB
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 71% of 4,411 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Free to play done right with fair monetization
- Modular propulsion customization is deep
- Physics based movement feels unique
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Nostalgic
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About Gear Up
The closest matches to Gear Up: Robocraft, Guns and Robots, Block N Load, World of Tanks Blitz, and Modern Tanks: War Tank Games. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Gear Up is your kind of game, the closest matches are Robocraft, Guns and Robots and Block N Load — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and nostalgic, and single out its modular propulsion customization and physics based movement. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Gear Up is a free-to-play multiplayer action game released in 2015 by Doctor Entertainment AB, featuring physics-based tank combat with an extensive modular vehicle customization system. Players can modify propulsion units across millions of combinations, with handling options ranging from traditional tank treads to more unconventional movement configurations. The game emphasizes team-based objective modes where controlling vehicle spawn points becomes strategically important. Reviewers highlight the physics-based movement as distinctive among multiplayer shooters, while players describe the modular customization as surprisingly deep for a free-to-play title. The game runs at Playable status on Steam Deck and holds a 71% positive rating from over 4,400 Steam reviews.
About Gear Up: Feel the adrenaline as you control your unique tank in multiplayer arcade action! Build your ultimate war machine from over a million different combinations. Now, will you go for the rumbling caterpillar tracks or the crawling spider legs?
Is Gear Up worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 71% of 4,411 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Free to play done right with fair monetization
- Modular propulsion customization is deep
- Physics based movement feels unique
- Tight knit community play is rewarding
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“While an enjoyable game a few years ago when it was new, there are no longer any active players, leading to no matches top play in”
“miss this game had a lotta fun times with it sad to see its dead now. cant recommend it since it can't hold a playerbase”
People who play it also play: Robocraft, Guns and Robots, Block N Load
Frequently asked about Gear Up
Can I run it?
Does Gear Up run on Steam Deck?
Gear Up is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Gear Up free to play?
Yes — Gear Up is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Gear Up have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Gear Up supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer).
What games are most similar to Gear Up?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gear Up are Robocraft, Guns and Robots, Block N Load.
Who developed Gear Up?
Gear Up was developed by Doctor Entertainment AB.