Choose Surfingers
Choose Surfingers if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Surfingers launched in 2016.
Surfingers vs Grab Lab
Surfingers and Grab Lab 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. Surfingers (2016) is 3 years older than Grab Lab (2019). Grab Lab scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Surfingers (77.6% 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 Grab Lab
Choose Grab Lab if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Grab Lab launched in 2019.
Both Surfingers and Grab Lab sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam, 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
 Surfingers |  Grab Lab | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.6% positive (143 reviews) | 80% positive (10 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Single-player only |
| Developers | Digital Melody | Digital Melody |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Surfingers (2016) is 3 years older than Grab Lab (2019).
- Grab Lab scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Surfingers (77.6% positive).
- Surfingers is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Grab Lab (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Surfingers is Deck Unsupported, Grab Lab is Deck Verified.
Surfingers vs Grab Lab — FAQ
- Should I play Surfingers or Grab Lab first?
- If you want chronology, Surfingers (2016) came out before Grab Lab (2019). 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 Surfingers and Grab Lab 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.
- Does Grab Lab have multiplayer like Surfingers?
- No. Surfingers supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while Grab Lab is listed as single-player only.