Choose City Climber
Choose City Climber if you want an Action, Sports, and Indie game with Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP. City Climber launched in 2017.
City Climber vs Friendly Steps
City Climber and Friendly Steps both land in Adventure, Simulation, 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 Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam. City Climber (2017) is 9 years older than Friendly Steps (2026). 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 Friendly Steps
Choose Friendly Steps if you want a Massively Multiplayer and RPG game with Online Co-op and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Friendly Steps launched in 2026.
Both City Climber and Friendly Steps sit in Adventure, Simulation, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, 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
 City Climber |  Friendly Steps | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 73.5% positive (136 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Ondrej Angelovic | KORO.GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- City Climber (2017) is 9 years older than Friendly Steps (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
City Climber vs Friendly Steps — FAQ
- Should I play City Climber or Friendly Steps first?
- If you want chronology, City Climber (2017) came out before Friendly Steps (2026). 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 City Climber and Friendly Steps similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation, 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 City Climber and Friendly Steps have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: City Climber ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Friendly Steps ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.