Choose Crazy Taxi
Choose Crazy Taxi if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,482 Steam reviews back the pick.
Crazy Taxi vs GT Racing 1980
Crazy Taxi and GT Racing 1980 both land in Action, 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, Racing on Steam. Crazy Taxi (2011) is 13 years older than GT Racing 1980 (2024). Crazy Taxi scores higher on Steam reviews (86.8% positive) than GT Racing 1980 (77.8% 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 GT Racing 1980
Choose GT Racing 1980 if you want a Sports, Indie, and Simulation game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. GT Racing 1980 launched in 2024.
Both Crazy Taxi and GT Racing 1980 sit in Action and Racing on Steam, 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
 Crazy Taxi |  GT Racing 1980 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Racing | Action, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.8% positive (1,482 reviews) | 77.8% positive (18 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | SEGA | BM Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Racing on Steam.
- Crazy Taxi (2011) is 13 years older than GT Racing 1980 (2024).
- Crazy Taxi scores higher on Steam reviews (86.8% positive) than GT Racing 1980 (77.8% positive).
- Crazy Taxi is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; GT Racing 1980 has no Deck rating yet.
Crazy Taxi vs GT Racing 1980 — FAQ
- Should I play Crazy Taxi or GT Racing 1980 first?
- If you want chronology, Crazy Taxi (2011) came out before GT Racing 1980 (2024). 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 GT Racing 1980 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 GT Racing 1980?
- No. GT Racing 1980 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Crazy Taxi is listed as single-player only.
- Does Crazy Taxi run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Crazy Taxi is rated Deck Verified by Valve. GT Racing 1980 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.