Choose How About Spikes
Choose How About Spikes if you want the Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 87% cheaper on the Steam Store. How About Spikes launched in 2018.
How About Spikes vs Aeon Drive
How About Spikes and Aeon Drive both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. How About Spikes (2018) is 3 years older than Aeon Drive (2021). How About Spikes is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than Aeon Drive (1.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Aeon Drive
Choose Aeon Drive if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Aeon Drive launched in 2021.
Both How About Spikes and Aeon Drive sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and 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
 How About Spikes |  Aeon Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 71.2% positive (59 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | SoulPixel Studio | 2Awesome Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- How About Spikes (2018) is 3 years older than Aeon Drive (2021).
- How About Spikes is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than Aeon Drive (1.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Aeon Drive is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; How About Spikes has no Deck rating yet.
How About Spikes vs Aeon Drive — FAQ
- Should I play How About Spikes or Aeon Drive first?
- If you want chronology, How About Spikes (2018) came out before Aeon Drive (2021). 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 How About Spikes and Aeon Drive similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both How About Spikes and Aeon Drive have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: How About Spikes ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Aeon Drive ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.