Choose Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators
Choose Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators if you want an Adventure, Simulation, and RPG experience. Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators launched in 2021.
Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators vs Hot Guns: International Missions
Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators and Hot Guns: International Missions both land in Action, 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, Indie on Steam. Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators (2021) is 2 years older than Hot Guns: International Missions (2023). Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators scores higher on Steam reviews (83.3% positive) than Hot Guns: International Missions (81.8% 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 Hot Guns: International Missions
Choose Hot Guns: International Missions if it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hot Guns: International Missions launched in 2023.
Both Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators and Hot Guns: International Missions sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (83.3% vs 81.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators |  Hot Guns: International Missions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.3% positive (12 reviews) | 81.8% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Kenisoft Game Studio | Quantized Bit |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators (2021) is 2 years older than Hot Guns: International Missions (2023).
- Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators scores higher on Steam reviews (83.3% positive) than Hot Guns: International Missions (81.8% positive).
- Hot Guns: International Missions is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators (2.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Hot Guns: International Missions is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators has no Deck rating yet.
Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators vs Hot Guns: International Missions — FAQ
- Should I play Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators or Hot Guns: International Missions first?
- If you want chronology, Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators (2021) came out before Hot Guns: International Missions (2023). 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 Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators and Hot Guns: International Missions similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators and Hot Guns: International Missions have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Hot Guns: International Missions ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.