Choose Gear Up
Choose Gear Up if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 70.8% positive across 4,411 reviews.
Gear Up vs CubeGun
Gear Up and CubeGun both land in Action, Indie, Free To Play 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, Indie, Free To Play on Steam. CubeGun (2014) is 1 year older than Gear Up (2015). Gear Up scores higher on Steam reviews (70.8% positive) than CubeGun (50.7% 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 CubeGun
Choose CubeGun if you want an Early Access game with Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. CubeGun launched in 2014.
Both Gear Up and CubeGun sit in Action, Indie, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Gear Up |  CubeGun | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 70.8% positive (4,411 reviews) | 50.7% positive (140 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Doctor Entertainment AB | candyrocketstudio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- CubeGun (2014) is 1 year older than Gear Up (2015).
- Gear Up scores higher on Steam reviews (70.8% positive) than CubeGun (50.7% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- CubeGun has co-op; Gear Up does not.
- Gear Up is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; CubeGun has no Deck rating yet.
Gear Up vs CubeGun — FAQ
- Which is better, Gear Up or CubeGun?
- On Steam reviews Gear Up scores higher (70.8% positive) than CubeGun (50.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Gear Up is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Gear Up or CubeGun first?
- If you want chronology, CubeGun (2014) came out before Gear Up (2015). 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 Gear Up and CubeGun similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Free To Play 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.
- Does Gear Up run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Gear Up is rated Deck Playable by Valve. CubeGun doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.