Choose GRIP: Combat Racing
Choose GRIP: Combat Racing if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP side of the pairing. 2,233 Steam reviews back the pick.
GRIP: Combat Racing vs The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled
GRIP: Combat Racing and The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled both land in Action, Indie, 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, Indie, Racing on Steam. GRIP: Combat Racing (2018) is 4 years older than The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled (2022). GRIP: Combat Racing scores higher on Steam reviews (87.2% positive) than The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled (85.7% 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 The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled
Choose The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 97% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled launched in 2022.
Both GRIP: Combat Racing and The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled sit in Action, Indie, and Racing on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards and VR Supported, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.2% vs 85.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 GRIP: Combat Racing |  The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Racing | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.2% positive (2,233 reviews) | 85.7% positive (28 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Caged Element Inc. | NullReferenceException |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Racing on Steam.
- GRIP: Combat Racing (2018) is 4 years older than The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled (2022).
- GRIP: Combat Racing scores higher on Steam reviews (87.2% positive) than The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled (85.7% positive).
- The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled is currently ~97% cheaper on Steam than GRIP: Combat Racing (0.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- GRIP: Combat Racing is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled has no Deck rating yet.
GRIP: Combat Racing vs The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled — FAQ
- Should I play GRIP: Combat Racing or The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled first?
- If you want chronology, GRIP: Combat Racing (2018) came out before The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled (2022). 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 GRIP: Combat Racing and The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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 The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled have multiplayer like GRIP: Combat Racing?
- No. GRIP: Combat Racing supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled is listed as single-player only.
- Does GRIP: Combat Racing run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — GRIP: Combat Racing is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.