Choose Metaverse: Origins
Choose Metaverse: Origins if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Metaverse: Origins launched in 2021.
Metaverse: Origins vs New Citizen - Alpha
Metaverse: Origins and New Citizen - Alpha both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Metaverse: Origins (2021) is 3 years older than New Citizen - Alpha (2024). Metaverse: Origins is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than New Citizen - Alpha (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 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 New Citizen - Alpha
Choose New Citizen - Alpha if you want an Action, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. New Citizen - Alpha launched in 2024.
Both Metaverse: Origins and New Citizen - Alpha sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Metaverse: Origins |  New Citizen - Alpha | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 36.4% positive (11 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Penumbra.tech | Specpixel Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Metaverse: Origins (2021) is 3 years older than New Citizen - Alpha (2024).
- Metaverse: Origins is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than New Citizen - Alpha (9.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- New Citizen - Alpha has co-op; Metaverse: Origins does not.
Metaverse: Origins vs New Citizen - Alpha — FAQ
- Should I play Metaverse: Origins or New Citizen - Alpha first?
- If you want chronology, Metaverse: Origins (2021) came out before New Citizen - Alpha (2024). 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 Metaverse: Origins and New Citizen - Alpha similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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.
- Does Metaverse: Origins have multiplayer like New Citizen - Alpha?
- No. New Citizen - Alpha supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Metaverse: Origins is listed as single-player only.