Choose Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition
Choose Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition launched in 2022.
Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition vs Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition and Siren's Call: Escape Velocity both land in Adventure, Casual 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 Adventure, Casual on Steam. Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition (2022) is 3 years older than Siren's Call: Escape Velocity (2025). Siren's Call: Escape Velocity scores higher on Steam reviews (98.9% positive) than Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition (94.5% 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 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
Choose Siren's Call: Escape Velocity if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Siren's Call: Escape Velocity launched in 2025.
Both Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition and Siren's Call: Escape Velocity sit in Adventure and Casual 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
 Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition |  Siren's Call: Escape Velocity | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 7.50 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.5% positive (181 reviews) | 98.9% positive (91 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ThePenSword | ThePenSword |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition (2022) is 3 years older than Siren's Call: Escape Velocity (2025).
- Siren's Call: Escape Velocity scores higher on Steam reviews (98.9% positive) than Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition (94.5% positive).
- Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition is free; Siren's Call: Escape Velocity is paid (7.50 USD).
- Siren's Call: Escape Velocity is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition vs Siren's Call: Escape Velocity — FAQ
- Should I play Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition or Siren's Call: Escape Velocity first?
- If you want chronology, Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition (2022) came out before Siren's Call: Escape Velocity (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 Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition and Siren's Call: Escape Velocity similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Casual 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.
- Is Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition free?
- Yes — Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition is a free-to-play Steam title. Siren's Call: Escape Velocity is paid (7.50 USD).