Choose Altitude
Choose Altitude if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation 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 Holy Stick!
Altitude and Holy Stick! both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Altitude (2009) is 14 years older than Holy Stick! (2023). Altitude is free; Holy Stick! is paid (4.99 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 Holy Stick!
Choose Holy Stick! 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 (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Holy Stick! launched in 2023.
Both Altitude and Holy Stick! sit in Action 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 |  Holy Stick! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Action |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive (1,206 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Nimbly Games | Always Too Late |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Altitude (2009) is 14 years older than Holy Stick! (2023).
- Altitude is free; Holy Stick! is paid (4.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Holy Stick! is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Altitude has no Deck rating yet.
Altitude vs Holy Stick! — FAQ
- Should I play Altitude or Holy Stick! first?
- If you want chronology, Altitude (2009) came out before Holy Stick! (2023). 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 Holy Stick! similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 Holy Stick! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Altitude ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Holy Stick! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Is Altitude free?
- Yes — Altitude is a free-to-play Steam title. Holy Stick! is paid (4.99 USD).