Choose New Frontier
Choose New Frontier if you want a RPG experience. 1,811 Steam reviews back the pick.
New Frontier vs Project Asteroids
New Frontier and Project Asteroids both land in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. New Frontier (2019) is 5 years older than Project Asteroids (2024). Project Asteroids scores higher on Steam reviews (60% positive) than New Frontier (45.2% positive). 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 Project Asteroids
Choose Project Asteroids if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Project Asteroids launched in 2024.
Both New Frontier and Project Asteroids sit in Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, 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
 New Frontier |  Project Asteroids | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 45.2% positive (1,811 reviews) | 60% positive (40 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Free Reign Entertainment | Aleksandr Serdiuk |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- New Frontier (2019) is 5 years older than Project Asteroids (2024).
- Project Asteroids scores higher on Steam reviews (60% positive) than New Frontier (45.2% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Project Asteroids is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; New Frontier has no Deck rating yet.
New Frontier vs Project Asteroids — FAQ
- Should I play New Frontier or Project Asteroids first?
- If you want chronology, New Frontier (2019) came out before Project Asteroids (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 New Frontier and Project Asteroids similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 New Frontier and Project Asteroids have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: New Frontier ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Project Asteroids ships Online Co-op, Co-op.