Choose Rising Heat
Choose Rising Heat if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing.
Rising Heat vs Scrapstorm
Rising Heat and Scrapstorm 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. 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 Scrapstorm
Choose Scrapstorm if you want a RPG and Early Access game with Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, and DualShock Controller Support.
Both Rising Heat and Scrapstorm 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 |  Scrapstorm | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Fuzzy Sock Studios | Pixiliated |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Rising Heat vs Scrapstorm — FAQ
- Are Rising Heat and Scrapstorm 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 Scrapstorm have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Rising Heat ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Scrapstorm ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.