Choose Altitude
Choose Altitude if you want a Strategy, Simulation, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,206 Steam reviews back the pick.
Altitude vs Rum Ram
Altitude and Rum Ram both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Altitude (2009) is 11 years older than Rum Ram (2020). Altitude is free; Rum Ram is paid (7.99 USD). 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 Rum Ram
Choose Rum Ram if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rum Ram launched in 2020.
Both Altitude and Rum Ram sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Altitude |  Rum Ram | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive (1,206 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Nimbly Games | Pavlos Alifragis, Purple Cow |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Altitude (2009) is 11 years older than Rum Ram (2020).
- Altitude is free; Rum Ram is paid (7.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Altitude vs Rum Ram — FAQ
- Should I play Altitude or Rum Ram first?
- If you want chronology, Altitude (2009) came out before Rum Ram (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 Altitude and Rum Ram similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Altitude and Rum Ram have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Altitude ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Rum Ram ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Is Altitude free?
- Yes — Altitude is a free-to-play Steam title. Rum Ram is paid (7.99 USD).