Choose Paint Chips
Choose Paint Chips if you want an Indie game with Multi-player. Paint Chips launched in 2021.
Paint Chips vs Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials
Paint Chips and Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Paint Chips (2021) is 5 years older than Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials
Choose Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials if you want an Adventure and Early Access game with LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials launched in 2026.
Both Paint Chips and Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials sit in Action on Steam and both list Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP, 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
 Paint Chips |  Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | PhatRobit | IL Labs |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Paint Chips (2021) is 5 years older than Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Paint Chips is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials has no Deck rating yet.
Paint Chips vs Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials — FAQ
- Should I play Paint Chips or Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials first?
- If you want chronology, Paint Chips (2021) came out before Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials (2026). 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 Paint Chips and Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials similar?
- They overlap on Action 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 Paint Chips and Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Paint Chips ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Does Paint Chips run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Paint Chips is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Operation: Black Genesis - The Immortal Trials doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.