Choose Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game
Choose Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP side of the pairing. Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game launched in 2014.
Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game vs Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales
Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game and Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales both land in Action, Adventure, 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 share Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam. Both released in 2014. Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales scores higher on Steam reviews (76.1% positive) than Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game (74.7% 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 Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales
Choose Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales launched in 2014.
Both Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game and Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales sit in Action, Adventure, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (74.7% vs 76.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game |  Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Racing | Action, Adventure, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.7% positive (367 reviews) | 76.1% positive (46 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Avalanche Software | Papaya Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Racing on Steam.
- Both released in 2014.
- Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales scores higher on Steam reviews (76.1% positive) than Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game (74.7% positive).
- Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales has no Deck rating yet.
Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game vs Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales — FAQ
- Are Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game and Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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.
- Does Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Disney•Pixar Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.