Choose Asteroids: Recharged
Choose Asteroids: Recharged if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Asteroids: Recharged launched in 2021.
Asteroids: Recharged vs Tanks: 1985
Asteroids: Recharged and Tanks: 1985 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. Asteroids: Recharged (2021) is 4 years older than Tanks: 1985 (2025). Tanks: 1985 is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than Asteroids: Recharged (0.69 USD vs. 9.99 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 Tanks: 1985
Choose Tanks: 1985 if you want an Indie and Casual game with Online Co-op, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. Tanks: 1985 launched in 2025.
Both Asteroids: Recharged and Tanks: 1985 sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Asteroids: Recharged |  Tanks: 1985 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 0.69 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.9% positive (83 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Adamvision Studios, SneakyBox | CODEHUB |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Asteroids: Recharged (2021) is 4 years older than Tanks: 1985 (2025).
- Tanks: 1985 is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than Asteroids: Recharged (0.69 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Asteroids: Recharged is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Tanks: 1985 has no Deck rating yet.
Asteroids: Recharged vs Tanks: 1985 — FAQ
- Should I play Asteroids: Recharged or Tanks: 1985 first?
- If you want chronology, Asteroids: Recharged (2021) came out before Tanks: 1985 (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 Asteroids: Recharged and Tanks: 1985 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 Asteroids: Recharged and Tanks: 1985 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Asteroids: Recharged ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Tanks: 1985 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Asteroids: Recharged run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Asteroids: Recharged is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Tanks: 1985 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.