Choose Five Feet
Choose Five Feet if you want a Free To Play game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Five Feet launched in 2026.
Five Feet vs THE REF - Football Referee Simulator
Five Feet and THE REF - Football Referee Simulator both land in Sports, Early Access 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 Sports, Early Access on Steam. Both released in 2026. Five Feet is free; THE REF - Football Referee Simulator is paid (6.99 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 THE REF - Football Referee Simulator
Choose THE REF - Football Referee Simulator if you want an Indie and Simulation game with Save Anytime. THE REF - Football Referee Simulator launched in 2026.
Both Five Feet and THE REF - Football Referee Simulator sit in Sports and Early Access on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls, 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
 Five Feet |  THE REF - Football Referee Simulator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2026 |
| Genres | Sports, Free To Play, Early Access | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fernando Soledad (Menexeno) | HustleGrow AB |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Early Access on Steam.
- Both released in 2026.
- Five Feet is free; THE REF - Football Referee Simulator is paid (6.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Five Feet vs THE REF - Football Referee Simulator — FAQ
- Are Five Feet and THE REF - Football Referee Simulator similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Early Access 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 Five Feet and THE REF - Football Referee Simulator have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Five Feet ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; THE REF - Football Referee Simulator ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Five Feet free?
- Yes — Five Feet is a free-to-play Steam title. THE REF - Football Referee Simulator is paid (6.99 USD).