Choose Raifu Wars
Choose Raifu Wars if you want a Free To Play game with Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. Raifu Wars launched in 2022.
Raifu Wars vs Astral Party
Raifu Wars and Astral Party both land in Strategy, Indie 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Raifu Wars (2022) is 2 years older than Astral Party (2024). Raifu Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (90.2% positive) than Astral Party (76% 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 Astral Party
Choose Astral Party if you want a RPG and Casual game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,768 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Raifu Wars and Astral Party sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online 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
 Raifu Wars |  Astral Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 90.2% positive (61 reviews) | 76% positive (1,768 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Yotis Studios | STAR ENGINE PROJECT |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Raifu Wars (2022) is 2 years older than Astral Party (2024).
- Raifu Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (90.2% positive) than Astral Party (76% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Astral Party has co-op; Raifu Wars does not.
- Astral Party is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Raifu Wars has no Deck rating yet.
Raifu Wars vs Astral Party — FAQ
- Should I play Raifu Wars or Astral Party first?
- If you want chronology, Raifu Wars (2022) came out before Astral Party (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 Raifu Wars and Astral Party similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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.