Choose Overcooked! 2
Choose Overcooked! 2 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 14,169 Steam reviews back the pick.
Overcooked! 2 vs Unrailed!
Overcooked! 2 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. Overcooked! 2 (2018) is 2 years older than Unrailed! (2020). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Overcooked! 2: 14,169 reviews, Unrailed!: 4,605). 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 Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,605 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Overcooked! 2 and Unrailed! sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.6% vs 94.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Overcooked! 2 |  Unrailed! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.6% positive (14,169 reviews) | 94.5% positive (4,605 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Ghost Town Games Ltd., Team17 | Indoor Astronaut |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Overcooked! 2 (2018) is 2 years older than Unrailed! (2020).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Overcooked! 2: 14,169 reviews, Unrailed!: 4,605).
- Unrailed! is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Overcooked! 2 (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Overcooked! 2 vs Unrailed! — FAQ
- Which is better, Overcooked! 2 or Unrailed!?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Overcooked! 2 sits at 93.6% positive (14,169 reviews), Unrailed! at 94.5% (4,605). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Overcooked! 2 or Unrailed! first?
- If you want chronology, Overcooked! 2 (2018) 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 Overcooked! 2 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 Overcooked! 2 and Unrailed! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Overcooked! 2 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Unrailed! ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Overcooked! 2 and Unrailed! both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.