Choose Safety First!
Choose Safety First! if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Safety First! launched in 2016.
Safety First! vs Golfing in Aether
Safety First! and Golfing in Aether both land in Sports, Indie, Simulation 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, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Safety First! (2016) is 6 years older than Golfing in Aether (2022). Safety First! scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Golfing in Aether (84.6% 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 Golfing in Aether
Choose Golfing in Aether if you want a Racing game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Golfing in Aether launched in 2022.
Both Safety First! and Golfing in Aether sit in Sports, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.7% vs 84.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Safety First! |  Golfing in Aether | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.7% positive (70 reviews) | 84.6% positive (13 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | JCO | Vetron |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Safety First! (2016) is 6 years older than Golfing in Aether (2022).
- Safety First! scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Golfing in Aether (84.6% positive).
- Safety First! is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Golfing in Aether (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Golfing in Aether has co-op; Safety First! does not.
- Safety First! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Golfing in Aether has no Deck rating yet.
Safety First! vs Golfing in Aether — FAQ
- Should I play Safety First! or Golfing in Aether first?
- If you want chronology, Safety First! (2016) came out before Golfing in Aether (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 Safety First! and Golfing in Aether similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, Simulation 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 Safety First! have multiplayer like Golfing in Aether?
- No. Golfing in Aether supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Safety First! is listed as single-player only.
- Does Safety First! run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Safety First! is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Golfing in Aether doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.