Choose Heads Up! Phones Down Edition
Choose Heads Up! Phones Down Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Heads Up! Phones Down Edition launched in 2023.
Heads Up! Phones Down Edition vs Yesterday's News
Heads Up! Phones Down Edition and Yesterday's News both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (2023) is 1 year older than Yesterday's News (2024). Yesterday's News is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (11.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD). 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 Yesterday's News
Choose Yesterday's News if you want the Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Yesterday's News launched in 2024.
Both Heads Up! Phones Down Edition and Yesterday's News sit in Casual 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
 Heads Up! Phones Down Edition |  Yesterday's News | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 7 reviews | 93.3% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Aspyr | Rooibos Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (2023) is 1 year older than Yesterday's News (2024).
- Yesterday's News is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (11.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Heads Up! Phones Down Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Yesterday's News has no Deck rating yet.
Heads Up! Phones Down Edition vs Yesterday's News — FAQ
- Should I play Heads Up! Phones Down Edition or Yesterday's News first?
- If you want chronology, Heads Up! Phones Down Edition (2023) came out before Yesterday's News (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 Heads Up! Phones Down Edition and Yesterday's News similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Do both Heads Up! Phones Down Edition and Yesterday's News have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Heads Up! Phones Down Edition ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Yesterday's News ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Heads Up! Phones Down Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heads Up! Phones Down Edition is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Yesterday's News doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.