Choose Besiege
Choose Besiege if you want the LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95% positive across 22,886 reviews.
Besiege vs Trailmakers
Besiege and Trailmakers both land in Indie, Simulation 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 Indie, Simulation on Steam. Trailmakers (2019) is 1 year older than Besiege (2020). Besiege scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Trailmakers (92.9% 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 Trailmakers
Choose Trailmakers if you want an Action, Adventure, and Racing game with Online Co-op. 20,710 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Besiege and Trailmakers sit in Indie and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online 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
 Besiege |  Trailmakers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive (22,886 reviews) | 92.9% positive (20,710 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Spiderling Studios | Flashbulb |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Trailmakers (2019) is 1 year older than Besiege (2020).
- Besiege scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Trailmakers (92.9% positive).
- Besiege is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Trailmakers (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Besiege vs Trailmakers — FAQ
- Which is better, Besiege or Trailmakers?
- On Steam reviews Besiege scores higher (95% positive) than Trailmakers (92.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Besiege is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Besiege or Trailmakers first?
- If you want chronology, Trailmakers (2019) came out before Besiege (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 Besiege and Trailmakers similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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 Besiege and Trailmakers have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Besiege ships Co-op; Trailmakers ships Online Co-op, Co-op.