Choose Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
Choose Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® if you want an Indie game with LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.7% positive across 572 reviews.
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® vs Star Trek: Infinite
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® and Star Trek: Infinite both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® (2011) is 12 years older than Star Trek: Infinite (2023). Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® scores higher on Steam reviews (78.7% positive) than Star Trek: Infinite (39.3% 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 Star Trek: Infinite
Choose Star Trek: Infinite if you want an Adventure and Simulation game with Online PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,317 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® and Star Trek: Infinite sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player and PvP, 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
 Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® |  Star Trek: Infinite | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.7% positive (572 reviews) | 39.3% positive (2,317 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, LAN Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment | Nimble Giant Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® (2011) is 12 years older than Star Trek: Infinite (2023).
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® scores higher on Steam reviews (78.7% positive) than Star Trek: Infinite (39.3% positive).
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Star Trek: Infinite (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® has co-op; Star Trek: Infinite does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® vs Star Trek: Infinite — FAQ
- Which is better, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® or Star Trek: Infinite?
- On Steam reviews Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® scores higher (78.7% positive) than Star Trek: Infinite (39.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® or Star Trek: Infinite first?
- If you want chronology, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® (2011) came out before Star Trek: Infinite (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 Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® and Star Trek: Infinite similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.