Choose Hard landing: Arrival
Choose Hard landing: Arrival if you want an Adventure and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hard landing: Arrival launched in 2022.
Hard landing: Arrival vs Avian Colony
Hard landing: Arrival and Avian Colony both land in Strategy, Indie 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 on Steam. Hard landing: Arrival (2022) is 3 years older than Avian Colony (2025). Hard landing: Arrival is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Avian Colony (7.99 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 Avian Colony
Choose Avian Colony if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Avian Colony launched in 2025.
Both Hard landing: Arrival and Avian Colony sit in Strategy and Indie 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
 Hard landing: Arrival |  Avian Colony | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sergey Jakovlev | Ice Crystal Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Hard landing: Arrival (2022) is 3 years older than Avian Colony (2025).
- Hard landing: Arrival is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Avian Colony (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Hard landing: Arrival vs Avian Colony — FAQ
- Should I play Hard landing: Arrival or Avian Colony first?
- If you want chronology, Hard landing: Arrival (2022) came out before Avian Colony (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 Hard landing: Arrival and Avian Colony similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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.