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Games like Gear Up

  • 13 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Gear Up also play

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.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same competitive mood as Gear Up.

    • Deck Playable
    • 2017
  1. Rank 07

    TerraTech

    Why this: Same challenging mood as Gear Up.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Gear Up

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Robocraft

    Same competitive mood as Gear Up.

    • 70% of 57,342 reviews
  2. 2
    Guns and Robots

    Same retro mood as Gear Up.

    • 58% of 762 reviews
  3. 3
    Block N Load

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer

    • 75% of 1,092 reviews
  4. 4
    World of Tanks Blitz

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Simulation

    • 74% of 24,247 reviews
  5. 5
    Modern Tanks: War Tank Games

    Genres: Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer

    • 66% of 119 reviews
  6. 6
    Rocket Bot Royale

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 89% of 182 reviews
  7. 7
    TerraTech

    Same challenging mood as Gear Up.

    • 93% of 13,053 reviews
  8. 8
    War Thunder

    Genres: Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer

    • 74% of 308,911 reviews
  9. 9
    AirMech

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 83% of 5,801 reviews
  10. 10
    ShellShock Live

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 93% of 16,976 reviews
  11. 11
    Tanki Online

    Genres: Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 59% of 1,262 reviews
  12. 12
    Ace of Spades: Battle Builder

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 53% of 6,090 reviews
  13. 13
    Stronghold Kingdoms

    Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 57% of 4,303 reviews
  14. 14
    War Trigger 3

    Also Tanks and War, like Gear Up.

    • 57% of 3,830 reviews
  15. 15
    SimplePlanes

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 94% of 6,890 reviews
  16. 16
    Heliborne Collection

    Same nostalgic mood as Gear Up.

    • 75% of 1,893 reviews
  17. 17
    Military Tanks

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 67% of 75 reviews
  18. 18
    Galactic Junk League

    Genres: Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

    • 67% of 276 reviews
  19. 19
    Tank Force: Online Shooter Game

    Genres: Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer

    • 65% of 903 reviews
  20. 20
    Minimum

    Genres: Action

    • 57% of 1,991 reviews
  21. 21
    Heroes & Generals

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 55% of 951 reviews
  22. 22
    Guncraft

    Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play

    • 51% of 757 reviews
  23. 23
    Altitude

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 1,206 reviews
  24. 24
    King Arthur's Gold

    Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play

    • 82% of 3,177 reviews
Gear Up — Steam game cover
  • 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?

  • 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

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”
4 h played
“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”
14 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Robocraft, Guns and Robots, Block N Load

How this verdict works →

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.