Choose Descenders
Choose Descenders if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.3% positive across 10,694 reviews.
Descenders vs MAVRIX by Matt Jones
Descenders and MAVRIX by Matt Jones both land in Action, Sports, Racing 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, Sports, Racing on Steam. Descenders (2019) is 6 years older than MAVRIX by Matt Jones (2025). Descenders scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than MAVRIX by Matt Jones (79.9% 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 MAVRIX by Matt Jones
Choose MAVRIX by Matt Jones if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. MAVRIX by Matt Jones launched in 2025.
Both Descenders and MAVRIX by Matt Jones sit in Action, Sports, and Racing 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
 Descenders |  MAVRIX by Matt Jones | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Racing | Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Casual, Early Access, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (10,694 reviews) | 79.9% positive (583 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | RageSquid | Third Kind Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Racing on Steam.
- Descenders (2019) is 6 years older than MAVRIX by Matt Jones (2025).
- Descenders scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than MAVRIX by Matt Jones (79.9% positive).
- Descenders is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than MAVRIX by Matt Jones (24.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- MAVRIX by Matt Jones has co-op; Descenders does not.
- Steam Deck: Descenders is Deck Playable, MAVRIX by Matt Jones is Deck Unsupported.
Descenders vs MAVRIX by Matt Jones — FAQ
- Which is better, Descenders or MAVRIX by Matt Jones?
- On Steam reviews Descenders scores higher (95.3% positive) than MAVRIX by Matt Jones (79.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Descenders is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Descenders or MAVRIX by Matt Jones first?
- If you want chronology, Descenders (2019) came out before MAVRIX by Matt Jones (2025). 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 Descenders and MAVRIX by Matt Jones similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, Racing 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.