Choose Rec Room
Choose Rec Room if you want the SteamVR Collectibles side of the pairing. 57,921 Steam reviews back the pick.
Rec Room vs Respawn | 2022
Rec Room and Respawn | 2022 both land in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. Both are free to play. Both support cooperative play. 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 Respawn | 2022
Choose Respawn | 2022 if you want an Action, Sports, and Indie game with DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and HDR available.
Both Rec Room and Respawn | 2022 sit in Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, 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
 Rec Room |  Respawn | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | — |
| Genres | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (57,921 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Rec Room | Respawn Development Team, OldRecRoom |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Rec Room is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Respawn | 2022 has no Deck rating yet.
Rec Room vs Respawn | 2022 — FAQ
- Are Rec Room and Respawn | 2022 similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 Rec Room and Respawn | 2022 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Rec Room ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Respawn | 2022 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Rec Room run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Rec Room is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Respawn | 2022 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.