Choose Matchbox™ Driving Adventures
Choose Matchbox™ Driving Adventures if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Matchbox™ Driving Adventures launched in 2024.
Matchbox™ Driving Adventures vs Neon Shifter
Matchbox™ Driving Adventures and Neon Shifter both land in Action, Adventure, Racing 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, Adventure, Racing on Steam. Matchbox™ Driving Adventures (2024) is 3 years older than Neon Shifter (2027). 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 Neon Shifter
Choose Neon Shifter if you want the Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Neon Shifter launched in 2027.
Both Matchbox™ Driving Adventures and Neon Shifter sit in Action, Adventure, and Racing 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
 Matchbox™ Driving Adventures |  Neon Shifter | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2027 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Racing | Action, Adventure, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 39.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Casual Brothers Ltd. | Kittens in Timespace, Jelly Penguin Productions |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam.
- Matchbox™ Driving Adventures (2024) is 3 years older than Neon Shifter (2027).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Matchbox™ Driving Adventures is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Neon Shifter has no Deck rating yet.
Matchbox™ Driving Adventures vs Neon Shifter — FAQ
- Should I play Matchbox™ Driving Adventures or Neon Shifter first?
- If you want chronology, Matchbox™ Driving Adventures (2024) came out before Neon Shifter (2027). 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 Matchbox™ Driving Adventures and Neon Shifter similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Racing 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 Matchbox™ Driving Adventures and Neon Shifter have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Matchbox™ Driving Adventures ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Neon Shifter ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Matchbox™ Driving Adventures run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Matchbox™ Driving Adventures is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Neon Shifter doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.