Choose Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Choose Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion if you want an Action and Simulation game with LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls. 7,321 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion vs RogueCraft Squadron
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion and RogueCraft Squadron 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. Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion (2012) is 7 years older than RogueCraft Squadron (2019). RogueCraft Squadron is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 RogueCraft Squadron
Choose RogueCraft Squadron if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. RogueCraft Squadron launched in 2019.
Both Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion and RogueCraft Squadron sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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®: Rebellion |  RogueCraft Squadron | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.7% positive (7,321 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment | Missing Sentinel Software |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion (2012) is 7 years older than RogueCraft Squadron (2019).
- RogueCraft Squadron is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; RogueCraft Squadron has no Deck rating yet.
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion vs RogueCraft Squadron — FAQ
- Should I play Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion or RogueCraft Squadron first?
- If you want chronology, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion (2012) came out before RogueCraft Squadron (2019). 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®: Rebellion and RogueCraft Squadron 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.
- Do both Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion and RogueCraft Squadron have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; RogueCraft Squadron ships Online Co-op, Co-op.