Choose Deflector: Specimen Zero
Choose Deflector: Specimen Zero if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.3% positive across 103 reviews.
Deflector: Specimen Zero vs Gatekeeper: Eclipse
Deflector: Specimen Zero and Gatekeeper: Eclipse both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Deflector: Specimen Zero (2021) is 2 years older than Gatekeeper: Eclipse (2023). Deflector: Specimen Zero scores higher on Steam reviews (90.3% positive) than Gatekeeper: Eclipse (85% 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 Gatekeeper: Eclipse
Choose Gatekeeper: Eclipse if you want a Sports, Simulation, and RPG experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Gatekeeper: Eclipse launched in 2023.
Both Deflector: Specimen Zero and Gatekeeper: Eclipse sit in Action, 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
 Deflector: Specimen Zero |  Gatekeeper: Eclipse | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 90.3% positive (103 reviews) | 85% positive (334 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Arrowfist Games | Gravity Lagoon |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Deflector: Specimen Zero (2021) is 2 years older than Gatekeeper: Eclipse (2023).
- Deflector: Specimen Zero scores higher on Steam reviews (90.3% positive) than Gatekeeper: Eclipse (85% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Gatekeeper: Eclipse is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Deflector: Specimen Zero has no Deck rating yet.
Deflector: Specimen Zero vs Gatekeeper: Eclipse — FAQ
- Which is better, Deflector: Specimen Zero or Gatekeeper: Eclipse?
- On Steam reviews Deflector: Specimen Zero scores higher (90.3% positive) than Gatekeeper: Eclipse (85% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Deflector: Specimen Zero is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Deflector: Specimen Zero or Gatekeeper: Eclipse first?
- If you want chronology, Deflector: Specimen Zero (2021) came out before Gatekeeper: Eclipse (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 Deflector: Specimen Zero and Gatekeeper: Eclipse similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.