Choose Rise High
Choose Rise High if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Rise High launched in 2017.
Rise High vs Unrailed!
Rise High and Unrailed! 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. Rise High (2017) is 3 years older than Unrailed! (2020). Rise High is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Unrailed! (1.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 Unrailed!
Choose Unrailed! if you want a Casual game with Online PvP and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,605 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Rise High and Unrailed! sit in Action and Indie 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
 Rise High |  Unrailed! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 94.5% positive (4,605 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | eiloware | Indoor Astronaut |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Rise High (2017) is 3 years older than Unrailed! (2020).
- Rise High is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Unrailed! (1.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Rise High is Deck Playable, Unrailed! is Deck Verified.
Rise High vs Unrailed! — FAQ
- Should I play Rise High or Unrailed! first?
- If you want chronology, Rise High (2017) came out before Unrailed! (2020). 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 Rise High and Unrailed! 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.
- Do both Rise High and Unrailed! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Rise High ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Unrailed! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.