Choose Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
Choose Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 22% cheaper on the Steam Store. Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown launched in 2025.
Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown vs ZeroSpace
Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown and ZeroSpace both land in Action, 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 Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown (2025) is 1 year older than ZeroSpace (2026). ZeroSpace scores higher on Steam reviews (78.8% positive) than Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown (58.1% 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 ZeroSpace
Choose ZeroSpace if you want a Massively Multiplayer and Early Access game with MMO, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.8% positive across 777 reviews.
Both Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown and ZeroSpace sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie 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
 Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown |  ZeroSpace | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 27.99 USD | 35.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 58.1% positive (227 reviews) | 78.8% positive (777 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Zugalu Entertainment | Starlance Studios, Ironward |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown (2025) is 1 year older than ZeroSpace (2026).
- ZeroSpace scores higher on Steam reviews (78.8% positive) than Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown (58.1% positive).
- Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown is currently ~22% cheaper on Steam than ZeroSpace (27.99 USD vs. 35.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; ZeroSpace has no Deck rating yet.
Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown vs ZeroSpace — FAQ
- Which is better, Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown or ZeroSpace?
- On Steam reviews ZeroSpace scores higher (78.8% positive) than Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown (58.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, ZeroSpace is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown or ZeroSpace first?
- If you want chronology, Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown (2025) came out before ZeroSpace (2026). 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 Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown and ZeroSpace similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown and ZeroSpace have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown ships Online Co-op, Co-op; ZeroSpace ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown is rated Deck Playable by Valve. ZeroSpace doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.