Choose Hovercraft Drive
Choose Hovercraft Drive if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Hovercraft Drive launched in 2018.
Hovercraft Drive vs Only Straight and Up!
Hovercraft Drive and Only Straight and Up! both land in Sports, Indie, Adventure 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 Sports, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Hovercraft Drive (2018) is 6 years older than Only Straight and Up! (2024). Only Straight and Up! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Hovercraft Drive (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Only Straight and Up!
Choose Only Straight and Up! if you want a Massively Multiplayer and RPG game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Only Straight and Up! launched in 2024.
Both Hovercraft Drive and Only Straight and Up! sit in Sports, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Hovercraft Drive |  Only Straight and Up! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Builder7 | AF Games |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Hovercraft Drive (2018) is 6 years older than Only Straight and Up! (2024).
- Only Straight and Up! is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Hovercraft Drive (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Only Straight and Up! has co-op; Hovercraft Drive does not.
Hovercraft Drive vs Only Straight and Up! — FAQ
- Should I play Hovercraft Drive or Only Straight and Up! first?
- If you want chronology, Hovercraft Drive (2018) came out before Only Straight and Up! (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 Hovercraft Drive and Only Straight and Up! similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, Adventure 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 Hovercraft Drive have multiplayer like Only Straight and Up!?
- No. Only Straight and Up! supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Hovercraft Drive is listed as single-player only.