Choose Rising Heat
Choose Rising Heat if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing.
Rising Heat vs Noobs Are Coming
Rising Heat and Noobs Are Coming both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Noobs Are Coming is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Rising Heat has no Deck rating yet. 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 Noobs Are Coming
Choose Noobs Are Coming if you want a RPG and Casual game with Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Keyboard Only Option. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Noobs Are Coming launched in 2025.
Both Rising Heat and Noobs Are Coming sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Rising Heat |  Noobs Are Coming | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 82.9% positive (865 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fuzzy Sock Studios | Overboy |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Noobs Are Coming is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Rising Heat has no Deck rating yet.
Rising Heat vs Noobs Are Coming — FAQ
- Are Rising Heat and Noobs Are Coming similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Do both Rising Heat and Noobs Are Coming have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Rising Heat ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Noobs Are Coming ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.