Choose Lost Contact
Choose Lost Contact if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Lost Contact launched in 2022.
Lost Contact vs Arken Age
Lost Contact and Arken Age both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Lost Contact (2022) is 3 years older than Arken Age (2025). Lost Contact is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Arken Age (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 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 Arken Age
Choose Arken Age if you want a RPG game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Arken Age launched in 2025.
Both Lost Contact and Arken Age sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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 Contact |  Arken Age | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 91% positive (391 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | VR Studio | VitruviusVR |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Lost Contact (2022) is 3 years older than Arken Age (2025).
- Lost Contact is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Arken Age (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Arken Age is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Lost Contact has no Deck rating yet.
Lost Contact vs Arken Age — FAQ
- Should I play Lost Contact or Arken Age first?
- If you want chronology, Lost Contact (2022) came out before Arken Age (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 Contact and Arken Age similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.