Choose Crazy Taxi
Choose Crazy Taxi if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,482 Steam reviews back the pick.
Crazy Taxi vs Street Racing Syndicate
Crazy Taxi and Street Racing Syndicate both land in 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 are Racing games on Steam. Crazy Taxi (2011) is 3 years older than Street Racing Syndicate (2014). Crazy Taxi scores higher on Steam reviews (86.8% positive) than Street Racing Syndicate (85.7% 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 Street Racing Syndicate
Choose Street Racing Syndicate if you want the Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,207 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Crazy Taxi and Street Racing Syndicate sit in Racing on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (86.8% vs 85.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Crazy Taxi |  Street Racing Syndicate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Racing | Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.8% positive (1,482 reviews) | 85.7% positive (1,207 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | SEGA | Eutechnyx |
Side by side
- Both are Racing games on Steam.
- Crazy Taxi (2011) is 3 years older than Street Racing Syndicate (2014).
- Crazy Taxi scores higher on Steam reviews (86.8% positive) than Street Racing Syndicate (85.7% positive).
- Steam Deck: Crazy Taxi is Deck Verified, Street Racing Syndicate is Deck Playable.
Crazy Taxi vs Street Racing Syndicate — FAQ
- Which is better, Crazy Taxi or Street Racing Syndicate?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Crazy Taxi sits at 86.8% positive (1,482 reviews), Street Racing Syndicate at 85.7% (1,207). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Crazy Taxi or Street Racing Syndicate first?
- If you want chronology, Crazy Taxi (2011) came out before Street Racing Syndicate (2014). 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 Crazy Taxi and Street Racing Syndicate similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Crazy Taxi have multiplayer like Street Racing Syndicate?
- No. Street Racing Syndicate supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Crazy Taxi is listed as single-player only.