Choose Outer Frontier
Choose Outer Frontier if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. Outer Frontier launched in 2020.
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.
Which should you pick?
Choose Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Choose Surviving Mars: Relaunched if you want the Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,274 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Outer Frontier and Surviving Mars: Relaunched sit in Strategy 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
 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.