Choose Gear Up
Choose Gear Up if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 4,411 Steam reviews back the pick.
Gear Up vs Robocraft
Gear Up and Robocraft 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. Gear Up (2015) is 2 years older than Robocraft (2017). Both sit near 70% positive on Steam (Gear Up: 4,411 reviews, Robocraft: 57,342). 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 Robocraft
Choose Robocraft if you want a Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game with MMO, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 57,342 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Gear Up and Robocraft sit in Action, Indie, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (70.8% vs 69.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Gear Up |  Robocraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 70.8% positive (4,411 reviews) | 69.9% positive (57,342 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Doctor Entertainment AB | Freejam |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Free To Play on Steam.
- Gear Up (2015) is 2 years older than Robocraft (2017).
- Both sit near 70% positive on Steam (Gear Up: 4,411 reviews, Robocraft: 57,342).
- Gear Up is free; Robocraft is paid (Price unknown).
- Robocraft has co-op; Gear Up does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Gear Up vs Robocraft — FAQ
- Which is better, Gear Up or Robocraft?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Gear Up sits at 70.8% positive (4,411 reviews), Robocraft at 69.9% (57,342). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Gear Up or Robocraft first?
- If you want chronology, Gear Up (2015) came out before Robocraft (2017). 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 Robocraft 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.
- Is Gear Up free?
- Yes — Gear Up is a free-to-play Steam title. Robocraft is paid (Price unknown).