Choose Trip in HELL
Choose Trip in HELL if you want an Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and Violent experience. On Steam, it's currently about 97% cheaper on the Steam Store. Trip in HELL launched in 2018.
Trip in HELL vs Gears 5
Trip in HELL and Gears 5 both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Trip in HELL (2018) is 1 year older than Gears 5 (2019). Trip in HELL is currently ~97% cheaper on Steam than Gears 5 (0.79 USD vs. 29.99 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 Gears 5
Choose Gears 5 if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. 8,300 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Trip in HELL and Gears 5 sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Trip in HELL |  Gears 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Violent, Gore | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.79 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | 73.4% positive (8,300 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Nikita "Ghost_RUS" | The Coalition |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Trip in HELL (2018) is 1 year older than Gears 5 (2019).
- Trip in HELL is currently ~97% cheaper on Steam than Gears 5 (0.79 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Gears 5 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Trip in HELL has no Deck rating yet.
Trip in HELL vs Gears 5 — FAQ
- Should I play Trip in HELL or Gears 5 first?
- If you want chronology, Trip in HELL (2018) came out before Gears 5 (2019). 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 Trip in HELL and Gears 5 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Trip in HELL and Gears 5 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Trip in HELL ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Gears 5 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.