Choose Maintenance Crew
Choose Maintenance Crew if you want an Adventure experience. Maintenance Crew launched in 2024.
Maintenance Crew vs Blackroots
Maintenance Crew and Blackroots 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. Maintenance Crew (2024) is 3 years older than Blackroots (2027). Both support cooperative 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 Blackroots
Choose Blackroots if you want an Early Access game with LAN Co-op, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Blackroots launched in 2027.
Both Maintenance Crew and Blackroots sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Maintenance Crew |  Blackroots | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2027 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Kyle Obranovic | Dizzy Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Maintenance Crew (2024) is 3 years older than Blackroots (2027).
- Both support cooperative play.
Maintenance Crew vs Blackroots — FAQ
- Should I play Maintenance Crew or Blackroots first?
- If you want chronology, Maintenance Crew (2024) came out before Blackroots (2027). 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 Maintenance Crew and Blackroots 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.
- Do both Maintenance Crew and Blackroots have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Maintenance Crew ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Blackroots ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.