Choose Motor Strike: Racing Rampage
Choose Motor Strike: Racing Rampage if you want a Sports, Indie, and Early Access game with Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Motor Strike: Racing Rampage launched in 2021.
Motor Strike: Racing Rampage vs Barely Racing
Motor Strike: Racing Rampage and Barely Racing both land in Action, Casual, 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, Casual, Racing on Steam. Motor Strike: Racing Rampage (2021) is 2 years older than Barely Racing (2023). Barely Racing is currently ~36% cheaper on Steam than Motor Strike: Racing Rampage (8.99 USD vs. 13.99 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 Barely Racing
Choose Barely Racing if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 36% cheaper on the Steam Store. Barely Racing launched in 2023.
Both Motor Strike: Racing Rampage and Barely Racing sit in Action, Casual, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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
 Motor Strike: Racing Rampage |  Barely Racing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Indie, Casual, Early Access, Racing | Action, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 13.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 86.7% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | FivexGames | Fragile Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual, Racing on Steam.
- Motor Strike: Racing Rampage (2021) is 2 years older than Barely Racing (2023).
- Barely Racing is currently ~36% cheaper on Steam than Motor Strike: Racing Rampage (8.99 USD vs. 13.99 USD).
- Motor Strike: Racing Rampage has co-op; Barely Racing does not.
- Barely Racing is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Motor Strike: Racing Rampage has no Deck rating yet.
Motor Strike: Racing Rampage vs Barely Racing — FAQ
- Should I play Motor Strike: Racing Rampage or Barely Racing first?
- If you want chronology, Motor Strike: Racing Rampage (2021) came out before Barely Racing (2023). 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 Motor Strike: Racing Rampage and Barely Racing similar?
- They overlap on Action, Casual, 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.