Choose Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Choose Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion if you want an Action and Indie 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 Hollow Stars
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion and Hollow Stars both land in Strategy, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion (2012) is 14 years older than Hollow Stars (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Hollow Stars
Choose Hollow Stars if you want the Color Alternatives and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Hollow Stars launched in 2026.
Both Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion and Hollow Stars sit in Strategy and Simulation 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 |  Hollow Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 94.7% positive (7,321 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment | AppGX |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion (2012) is 14 years older than Hollow Stars (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Hollow Stars has no Deck rating yet.
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion vs Hollow Stars — FAQ
- Should I play Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion or Hollow Stars first?
- If you want chronology, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion (2012) came out before Hollow Stars (2026). 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 Hollow Stars similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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 Hollow Stars 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; Hollow Stars ships Online Co-op, Co-op.