Choose Mecho Tales
Choose Mecho Tales if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Mecho Tales launched in 2017.
Mecho Tales vs Unrailed!
Mecho Tales and Unrailed! both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Mecho Tales (2017) is 3 years older than Unrailed! (2020). Unrailed! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Mecho Tales (19.99 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 the Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,605 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Mecho Tales and Unrailed! sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 Mecho Tales |  Unrailed! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 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 | Arcade Distillery | Indoor Astronaut |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Mecho Tales (2017) is 3 years older than Unrailed! (2020).
- Unrailed! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Mecho Tales (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Unrailed! is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Mecho Tales has no Deck rating yet.
Mecho Tales vs Unrailed! — FAQ
- Should I play Mecho Tales or Unrailed! first?
- If you want chronology, Mecho Tales (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 Mecho Tales and Unrailed! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Mecho Tales and Unrailed! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Mecho Tales ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Unrailed! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.