Choose Lost Ark
Choose Lost Ark if you want the Online PvP, PvP, and Adjustable Text Size side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 67.2% positive across 105,014 reviews.
Lost Ark vs Blue Protocol: Star Resonance
Lost Ark and Blue Protocol: Star Resonance both land in Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Lost Ark (2022) is 3 years older than Blue Protocol: Star Resonance (2025). Lost Ark scores higher on Steam reviews (67.2% positive) than Blue Protocol: Star Resonance (49.4% 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 Blue Protocol: Star Resonance
Choose Blue Protocol: Star Resonance if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 11,289 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Lost Ark and Blue Protocol: Star Resonance sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online Co-op, 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
 Lost Ark |  Blue Protocol: Star Resonance | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 67.2% positive (105,014 reviews) | 49.4% positive (11,289 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Smilegate RPG | Shanghai Bokura Network Technology Co.Ltd |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Lost Ark (2022) is 3 years older than Blue Protocol: Star Resonance (2025).
- Lost Ark scores higher on Steam reviews (67.2% positive) than Blue Protocol: Star Resonance (49.4% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Lost Ark is Deck Playable, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is Deck Unsupported.
Lost Ark vs Blue Protocol: Star Resonance — FAQ
- Which is better, Lost Ark or Blue Protocol: Star Resonance?
- On Steam reviews Lost Ark scores higher (67.2% positive) than Blue Protocol: Star Resonance (49.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Lost Ark is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Lost Ark or Blue Protocol: Star Resonance first?
- If you want chronology, Lost Ark (2022) came out before Blue Protocol: Star Resonance (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 Lost Ark and Blue Protocol: Star Resonance similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer 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 Lost Ark and Blue Protocol: Star Resonance have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Lost Ark ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Blue Protocol: Star Resonance ships Online Co-op, Co-op.