Choose Splody
Choose Splody if you want the LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, and Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Splody launched in 2017.
Splody vs Unrailed!
Splody 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. Splody (2017) is 3 years older than Unrailed! (2020). Splody scores higher on Steam reviews (95.9% positive) than Unrailed! (94.5% 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 Unrailed!
Choose Unrailed! if you want the Steam Leaderboards 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 Splody and Unrailed! sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.9% vs 94.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Splody |  Unrailed! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.9% positive (49 reviews) | 94.5% positive (4,605 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Dashing Strike | Indoor Astronaut |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Splody (2017) is 3 years older than Unrailed! (2020).
- Splody scores higher on Steam reviews (95.9% positive) than Unrailed! (94.5% positive).
- Splody is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Unrailed! (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Splody vs Unrailed! — FAQ
- Should I play Splody or Unrailed! first?
- If you want chronology, Splody (2017) 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 Splody 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.
- Do both Splody and Unrailed! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Splody ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Unrailed! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Splody and Unrailed! both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.