Choose Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race
Choose Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race launched in 2020.
Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race vs Cosmic Guardians
Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race and Cosmic Guardians both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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, Indie, Casual on Steam. Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race (2020) is 4 years older than Cosmic Guardians (2024). Cosmic Guardians is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race (2.99 USD vs. 2.99 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 Cosmic Guardians
Choose Cosmic Guardians if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Cosmic Guardians launched in 2024.
Both Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race and Cosmic Guardians sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race |  Cosmic Guardians | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Myke Wills | Hackquarius Games Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race (2020) is 4 years older than Cosmic Guardians (2024).
- Cosmic Guardians is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race (2.99 USD vs. 2.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race vs Cosmic Guardians — FAQ
- Should I play Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race or Cosmic Guardians first?
- If you want chronology, Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race (2020) came out before Cosmic Guardians (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 Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race and Cosmic Guardians similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race and Cosmic Guardians have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Cosmic Guardians ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.