Choose Detached: Non-VR Edition
Choose Detached: Non-VR Edition if you want the Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Detached: Non-VR Edition launched in 2018.
Detached: Non-VR Edition vs The Endless Summer - Search For Surf
Detached: Non-VR Edition and The Endless Summer - Search For Surf both land in Indie, Simulation 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 Indie, Simulation on Steam. Detached: Non-VR Edition (2018) is 3 years older than The Endless Summer - Search For Surf (2021). Detached: Non-VR Edition is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than The Endless Summer - Search For Surf (3.74 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 The Endless Summer - Search For Surf
Choose The Endless Summer - Search For Surf if you want an Action, Sports, and Adventure game with Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Endless Summer - Search For Surf launched in 2021.
Both Detached: Non-VR Edition and The Endless Summer - Search For Surf sit in Indie and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and 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
 Detached: Non-VR Edition |  The Endless Summer - Search For Surf | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.74 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.3% positive (15 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Anshar Studios | E Marx, Caden Goodwin |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Detached: Non-VR Edition (2018) is 3 years older than The Endless Summer - Search For Surf (2021).
- Detached: Non-VR Edition is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than The Endless Summer - Search For Surf (3.74 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- The Endless Summer - Search For Surf has co-op; Detached: Non-VR Edition does not.
Detached: Non-VR Edition vs The Endless Summer - Search For Surf — FAQ
- Should I play Detached: Non-VR Edition or The Endless Summer - Search For Surf first?
- If you want chronology, Detached: Non-VR Edition (2018) came out before The Endless Summer - Search For Surf (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 Detached: Non-VR Edition and The Endless Summer - Search For Surf similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation 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.