Choose Going Up
Choose Going Up if you want an Early Access experience. Going Up launched in 2016.
Going Up vs Brutal Wizardry
Going Up and Brutal Wizardry both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Going Up (2016) is 5 years older than Brutal Wizardry (2021). 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 Brutal Wizardry
Choose Brutal Wizardry if you want an Indie game with Tracked Controller Support. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Brutal Wizardry launched in 2021.
Both Going Up and Brutal Wizardry sit in Action on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards and VR Only, 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
 Going Up |  Brutal Wizardry | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Early Access | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Conrad Nelson | Ivan Chernyakov |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Going Up (2016) is 5 years older than Brutal Wizardry (2021).
Going Up vs Brutal Wizardry — FAQ
- Should I play Going Up or Brutal Wizardry first?
- If you want chronology, Going Up (2016) came out before Brutal Wizardry (2021). 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 Going Up and Brutal Wizardry similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.