Choose Urban Trial Freestyle
Choose Urban Trial Freestyle if you want a Sports and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. Urban Trial Freestyle launched in 2013.
Urban Trial Freestyle vs Steel Rats™
Urban Trial Freestyle and Steel Rats™ both land in Action, 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, Racing on Steam. Urban Trial Freestyle (2013) is 5 years older than Steel Rats™ (2018). Urban Trial Freestyle scores higher on Steam reviews (77.6% positive) than Steel Rats™ (60.2% 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 Steel Rats™
Choose Steel Rats™ if it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Steel Rats™ launched in 2018.
Both Urban Trial Freestyle and Steel Rats™ sit in Action and Racing on Steam and both list 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
 Urban Trial Freestyle |  Steel Rats™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Simulation, Racing | Action, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 6.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.6% positive (478 reviews) | 60.2% positive (93 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Tate Multimedia | Tate Multimedia |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Racing on Steam.
- Urban Trial Freestyle (2013) is 5 years older than Steel Rats™ (2018).
- Urban Trial Freestyle scores higher on Steam reviews (77.6% positive) than Steel Rats™ (60.2% positive).
- Urban Trial Freestyle is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Steel Rats™ (6.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Urban Trial Freestyle is Deck Playable, Steel Rats™ is Deck Verified.
Urban Trial Freestyle vs Steel Rats™ — FAQ
- Should I play Urban Trial Freestyle or Steel Rats™ first?
- If you want chronology, Urban Trial Freestyle (2013) came out before Steel Rats™ (2018). 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 Urban Trial Freestyle and Steel Rats™ similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.