Choose Only Up: With Friends
Choose Only Up: With Friends if you want an Adventure and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Only Up: With Friends launched in 2023.
Only Up: With Friends vs LASERS
Only Up: With Friends and LASERS 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. Only Up: With Friends (2023) is 1 year older than LASERS (2024). LASERS scores higher on Steam reviews (73.1% positive) than Only Up: With Friends (61.4% 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 LASERS
Choose LASERS if you want a Massively Multiplayer and Racing experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. LASERS launched in 2024.
Both Only Up: With Friends and LASERS sit in Action and Indie 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
 Only Up: With Friends |  LASERS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.4% positive (158 reviews) | 73.1% positive (67 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | NoGlyph Games | Straight Back Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Only Up: With Friends (2023) is 1 year older than LASERS (2024).
- LASERS scores higher on Steam reviews (73.1% positive) than Only Up: With Friends (61.4% positive).
- LASERS is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Only Up: With Friends (2.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Only Up: With Friends has co-op; LASERS does not.
- Steam Deck: Only Up: With Friends is Deck Playable, LASERS is Deck Verified.
Only Up: With Friends vs LASERS — FAQ
- Should I play Only Up: With Friends or LASERS first?
- If you want chronology, Only Up: With Friends (2023) came out before LASERS (2024). 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 Only Up: With Friends and LASERS 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.