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Exo One: Prologue vs Aery - A New Frontier

Exo One: Prologue and Aery - A New Frontier both land in Indie, Simulation, 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 Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Exo One: Prologue (2020) is 2 years older than Aery - A New Frontier (2022). Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Exo One: Prologue: 516 reviews, Aery - A New Frontier: 24). 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 Exo One: Prologue

Choose Exo One: Prologue if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Exo One: Prologue launched in 2020.

Choose Aery - A New Frontier

Choose Aery - A New Frontier if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Aery - A New Frontier launched in 2022.

Both Exo One: Prologue and Aery - A New Frontier sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95% vs 95.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Side-by-side comparison

Exo One: Prologue vs Aery - A New Frontier — Steam metadata comparison
Exo One: Prologue — Steam game coverExo One: PrologueAery - A New Frontier — Steam game coverAery - A New Frontier
Released20202022
GenresIndie, Adventure, Simulation, CasualIndie, Simulation, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
PriceFree to play9.99 USD
Steam reviews95% positive (516 reviews)95.8% positive (24 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersExbleativeEpiXR Games UG

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Exo One: Prologue vs Aery - A New Frontier — FAQ

Should I play Exo One: Prologue or Aery - A New Frontier first?
If you want chronology, Exo One: Prologue (2020) came out before Aery - A New Frontier (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 Exo One: Prologue and Aery - A New Frontier similar?
They overlap on Indie, Simulation, 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.
Is Exo One: Prologue free?
Yes — Exo One: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Aery - A New Frontier is paid (9.99 USD).
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