Choose Arctic Anxiety
Choose Arctic Anxiety if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 84% cheaper on the Steam Store. Arctic Anxiety launched in 2020.
Arctic Anxiety vs Sailing alone:Aftermath
Arctic Anxiety and Sailing alone:Aftermath both land in Action, Adventure, Simulation 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, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Arctic Anxiety (2020) is 5 years older than Sailing alone:Aftermath (2025). Sailing alone:Aftermath scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Arctic Anxiety (54.4% 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 Sailing alone:Aftermath
Choose Sailing alone:Aftermath if you want a RPG game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Sailing alone:Aftermath launched in 2025.
Both Arctic Anxiety and Sailing alone:Aftermath sit in Action, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam, 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
 Arctic Anxiety |  Sailing alone:Aftermath | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access | Action, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 18.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 54.4% positive (193 reviews) | 82.4% positive (34 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Arctic Studio | MLStudio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Arctic Anxiety (2020) is 5 years older than Sailing alone:Aftermath (2025).
- Sailing alone:Aftermath scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Arctic Anxiety (54.4% positive).
- Arctic Anxiety is currently ~84% cheaper on Steam than Sailing alone:Aftermath (2.99 USD vs. 18.99 USD).
- Sailing alone:Aftermath has co-op; Arctic Anxiety does not.
- Arctic Anxiety is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Sailing alone:Aftermath has no Deck rating yet.
Arctic Anxiety vs Sailing alone:Aftermath — FAQ
- Should I play Arctic Anxiety or Sailing alone:Aftermath first?
- If you want chronology, Arctic Anxiety (2020) came out before Sailing alone:Aftermath (2025). 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 Arctic Anxiety and Sailing alone:Aftermath similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Simulation 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.
- Does Arctic Anxiety have multiplayer like Sailing alone:Aftermath?
- No. Sailing alone:Aftermath supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Arctic Anxiety is listed as single-player only.
- Does Arctic Anxiety run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Arctic Anxiety is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Sailing alone:Aftermath doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.