Choose Astral Gun
Choose Astral Gun if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Astral Gun launched in 2016.
Astral Gun vs Unrailed!
Astral Gun and Unrailed! 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. Astral Gun (2016) is 4 years older than Unrailed! (2020). Astral Gun is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Unrailed! (1.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Unrailed!
Choose Unrailed! if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,605 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Astral Gun and Unrailed! sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, 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
 Astral Gun |  Unrailed! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 94.5% positive (4,605 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Thomas Moon Kang | Indoor Astronaut |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Astral Gun (2016) is 4 years older than Unrailed! (2020).
- Astral Gun is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Unrailed! (1.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Unrailed! has co-op; Astral Gun does not.
- Unrailed! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Astral Gun has no Deck rating yet.
Astral Gun vs Unrailed! — FAQ
- Should I play Astral Gun or Unrailed! first?
- If you want chronology, Astral Gun (2016) came out before Unrailed! (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 Astral Gun and Unrailed! 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.