Choose Splitgate
Choose Splitgate if you want a Free To Play experience. 87,558 Steam reviews back the pick.
Splitgate vs Pylow
Splitgate and Pylow 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. Pylow (2018) is 1 year older than Splitgate (2019). Splitgate scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than Pylow (50% 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 Pylow
Choose Pylow if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Pylow launched in 2018.
Both Splitgate and Pylow sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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
 Splitgate |  Pylow | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 91.4% positive (87,558 reviews) | 50% positive (26 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player |
| Developers | 1047 Games | Codev Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Pylow (2018) is 1 year older than Splitgate (2019).
- Splitgate scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than Pylow (50% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Splitgate is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Pylow has no Deck rating yet.
Splitgate vs Pylow — FAQ
- Should I play Splitgate or Pylow first?
- If you want chronology, Pylow (2018) came out before Splitgate (2019). 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 Splitgate and Pylow 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.