Choose HIVE: Altenum Wars
Choose HIVE: Altenum Wars if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 42% cheaper on the Steam Store. HIVE: Altenum Wars launched in 2018.
HIVE: Altenum Wars vs Animal Rivals: Up In The Air
HIVE: Altenum Wars and Animal Rivals: Up In The Air both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. HIVE: Altenum Wars (2018) is 4 years older than Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (2022). HIVE: Altenum Wars is currently ~42% cheaper on Steam than Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (3.49 USD vs. 5.99 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 Animal Rivals: Up In The Air
Choose Animal Rivals: Up In The Air if you want a Racing experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Animal Rivals: Up In The Air launched in 2022.
Both HIVE: Altenum Wars and Animal Rivals: Up In The Air sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, 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
 HIVE: Altenum Wars |  Animal Rivals: Up In The Air | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.49 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Catness Game Studios | Beast Games S. A. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- HIVE: Altenum Wars (2018) is 4 years older than Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (2022).
- HIVE: Altenum Wars is currently ~42% cheaper on Steam than Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (3.49 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
HIVE: Altenum Wars vs Animal Rivals: Up In The Air — FAQ
- Should I play HIVE: Altenum Wars or Animal Rivals: Up In The Air first?
- If you want chronology, HIVE: Altenum Wars (2018) came out before Animal Rivals: Up In The Air (2022). 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 HIVE: Altenum Wars and Animal Rivals: Up In The Air similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.