Outer Frontier vs Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Outer Frontier and Surviving Mars: Relaunched both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Outer Frontier (2020) is 5 years older than Surviving Mars: Relaunched (2025). Outer Frontier is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Surviving Mars: Relaunched (3.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Side-by-side comparison
 Outer Frontier |  Surviving Mars: Relaunched | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 52.4% positive (1,274 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Roley Games | Haemimont Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Outer Frontier (2020) is 5 years older than Surviving Mars: Relaunched (2025).
- Outer Frontier is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Surviving Mars: Relaunched (3.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Surviving Mars: Relaunched is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Outer Frontier has no Deck rating yet.
Outer Frontier vs Surviving Mars: Relaunched — FAQ
- Should I play Outer Frontier or Surviving Mars: Relaunched first?
- If you want chronology, Outer Frontier (2020) came out before Surviving Mars: Relaunched (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 Outer Frontier and Surviving Mars: Relaunched similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.