Choose Total Lockdown
Choose Total Lockdown if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. Total Lockdown launched in 2020.
Total Lockdown vs Lost Light
Total Lockdown and Lost Light both land in Action, 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 Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. Total Lockdown (2020) is 2 years older than Lost Light (2022). Total Lockdown scores higher on Steam reviews (61.6% positive) than Lost Light (53.1% 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 Lost Light
Choose Lost Light if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 6,245 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Total Lockdown and Lost Light sit in Action, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play 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
 Total Lockdown |  Lost Light | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 61.6% positive (73 reviews) | 53.1% positive (6,245 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Panzar Studio | NetEase Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Total Lockdown (2020) is 2 years older than Lost Light (2022).
- Total Lockdown scores higher on Steam reviews (61.6% positive) than Lost Light (53.1% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Lost Light is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Total Lockdown has no Deck rating yet.
Total Lockdown vs Lost Light — FAQ
- Should I play Total Lockdown or Lost Light first?
- If you want chronology, Total Lockdown (2020) came out before Lost Light (2022). 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 Total Lockdown and Lost Light similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.