Choose float: champions
Choose float: champions if you want a Racing game with Steam Leaderboards. float: champions launched in 2023.
float: champions vs Friction
float: champions and Friction both land in Action, Free To Play, Casual 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, Free To Play, Casual on Steam. float: champions (2023) is 3 years older than Friction (2026). Both are free to 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 Friction
Choose Friction if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Friction launched in 2026.
Both float: champions and Friction sit in Action, Free To Play, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 float: champions |  Friction | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Free To Play, Casual, Racing | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive (23 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Dog Dog Studios | Dog Dog Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play, Casual on Steam.
- float: champions (2023) is 3 years older than Friction (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- float: champions is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Friction has no Deck rating yet.
float: champions vs Friction — FAQ
- Should I play float: champions or Friction first?
- If you want chronology, float: champions (2023) came out before Friction (2026). 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 float: champions and Friction similar?
- They overlap on Action, Free To Play, Casual 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.
- Does float: champions run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — float: champions is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Friction doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.