Games like Gear Up
If Gear Up is your kind of game, the closest matches are Robocraft, Tank Battle Heroes: Esports War and War Trigger 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and nostalgic. 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.
Get personalized picks →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?
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Robocraft
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Gear Up.
Top pick for Gear Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gear Up.
Build insane, fully customisable robot battle vehicles that drive, hover, walk and fly in the free-to-play action game Robocraft. Add weapons from the future and jump in the driving seat as you take your creation into battle against other players online!
Tank Battle Heroes: Esports War
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Gear Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gear Up.
Join an epic war on the battlefield! Lead your tank to victory. Tank Battle Heroes is a game that allows you to play single-player and multiplayer PVP. Take on enemy forces, upgrade your machine and stand on the top in the ranking!
War Trigger 3
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Gear Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gear Up.
Destroy, smash and blast your way to victory! Use advanced weapons and vehicles to dominate the battlefield.
World of Tanks Blitz
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Gear Up.
Ranked #4 for Gear Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gear Up.
Blow off steam and tank turrets in a free-to-play online 7v7 tank shooter! Drive hundreds of tanks, from museum classics to "did-that-ever-exist?" specials, in quick 5 to 7-minute brawls packed with metal mayhem. Play solo or team up with a friend and enjoy smooth action even on modest hardware!
Myth of Empires: Throne
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Gear Up.
Ranked #5 for Gear Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gear Up.
Myth of Empires: Throne is a free seasonal multiplayer warfare sandbox. Explore vast lands inspired by multiple civilizations, tame creatures, forge powerful weapons, and build your guild. Lead cross-server expeditions, conquer territories, and compete with players worldwide for the ultimate throne!
XERA: Survival
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Gear Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gear Up.
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
Sandbox World
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Gear Up.
Ranked #7 for Gear Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gear Up.
Welcome to the Sandbox World! Here, you bring your ideas to life: create tanks, airplanes, ships, and anything else – with over 120 unique blocks at your disposal. Engage, defend, and showcase your masterpieces in tense multiplayer battles that await you!
AirMech
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Gear Up.
Ranked #8 for Gear Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gear Up.
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Gear Up
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Team Fortress 2
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Gear Up.
Reviewers of Gear Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Free To Play with Gear Up.
Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!
War Thunder
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Gear Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Free To Play with Gear Up.
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
Space Engineers
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Gear Up.
Reviewers of Gear Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Gear Up.
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Robocraft
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Gear Up.
Reviewers of Gear Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Gear Up.
Build insane, fully customisable robot battle vehicles that drive, hover, walk and fly in the free-to-play action game Robocraft. Add weapons from the future and jump in the driving seat as you take your creation into battle against other players online!
TV Trouble
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Gear Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Gear Up.
The year is 1967 and you are a TV repair person. Get to work.Solve micro-puzzles to tune in and repair as many televisions as you can against the clock.
Overwatch®
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Gear Up.
Reviewers of Gear Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Free To Play with Gear Up.
Overwatch®, A FUTURE WORTH FIGHTING FOR! Overwatch® is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 or 6v6 battlefield brawl.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Gear Up.
Reviewers of Gear Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Free To Play with Gear Up.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Frequently asked about Gear Up
- 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, Tank Battle Heroes: Esports War, War Trigger 3.
- Who developed Gear Up?
- Gear Up was developed by Doctor Entertainment AB.
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