Choose Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Choose Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion if you want the Online Co-op, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 7,321 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion vs Old Stars
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion and Old Stars both land in Action, 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 Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion has co-op; Old Stars does not. Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Old Stars has no Deck rating yet. 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 Old Stars
Choose Old Stars if you want an Early Access experience.
Both Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion and Old Stars sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, 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®: Rebellion |  Old Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| 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, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment | adamjr |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion has co-op; Old Stars does not.
- Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Old Stars has no Deck rating yet.
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion vs Old Stars — FAQ
- Are Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion and Old Stars similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.