Choose Toybox Turbos
Choose Toybox Turbos if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Toybox Turbos launched in 2014.
Toybox Turbos vs TRF - The Race Factory
Toybox Turbos and TRF - The Race Factory both land in 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 are Racing games on Steam. Toybox Turbos (2014) is 6 years older than TRF - The Race Factory (2020). TRF - The Race Factory scores higher on Steam reviews (84.2% positive) than Toybox Turbos (83.2% 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 TRF - The Race Factory
Choose TRF - The Race Factory if you want an Action and Indie game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. TRF - The Race Factory launched in 2020.
Both Toybox Turbos and TRF - The Race Factory sit in Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (83.2% vs 84.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Toybox Turbos |  TRF - The Race Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2020 |
| Genres | Racing | Action, Indie, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 83.2% positive (417 reviews) | 84.2% positive (19 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Codemasters | O.Stogden |
Side by side
- Both are Racing games on Steam.
- Toybox Turbos (2014) is 6 years older than TRF - The Race Factory (2020).
- TRF - The Race Factory scores higher on Steam reviews (84.2% positive) than Toybox Turbos (83.2% positive).
- TRF - The Race Factory is free; Toybox Turbos is paid (Price unknown).
- Toybox Turbos is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; TRF - The Race Factory has no Deck rating yet.
Toybox Turbos vs TRF - The Race Factory — FAQ
- Should I play Toybox Turbos or TRF - The Race Factory first?
- If you want chronology, Toybox Turbos (2014) came out before TRF - The Race Factory (2020). 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 Toybox Turbos and TRF - The Race Factory similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is TRF - The Race Factory free?
- Yes — TRF - The Race Factory is a free-to-play Steam title. Toybox Turbos is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Toybox Turbos run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Toybox Turbos is rated Deck Verified by Valve. TRF - The Race Factory doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.