Choose Blacklight: Retribution
Choose Blacklight: Retribution if you want a Free To Play game with Multi-player. Blacklight: Retribution launched in 2012.
Blacklight: Retribution vs Silicon War:Blitz
Blacklight: Retribution and Silicon War:Blitz both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Blacklight: Retribution (2012) is 12 years older than Silicon War:Blitz (2024). 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 Silicon War:Blitz
Choose Silicon War:Blitz if you want an Indie game with VR Only. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Silicon War:Blitz launched in 2024.
Both Blacklight: Retribution and Silicon War:Blitz sit in Action 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
 Blacklight: Retribution |  Silicon War:Blitz | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Free To Play | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 40.4% positive (89 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Hardsuit Labs, Inc. | Initial F Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Blacklight: Retribution (2012) is 12 years older than Silicon War:Blitz (2024).
Blacklight: Retribution vs Silicon War:Blitz — FAQ
- Should I play Blacklight: Retribution or Silicon War:Blitz first?
- If you want chronology, Blacklight: Retribution (2012) came out before Silicon War:Blitz (2024). 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 Blacklight: Retribution and Silicon War:Blitz similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.
- Does Silicon War:Blitz have multiplayer like Blacklight: Retribution?
- No. Blacklight: Retribution supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Silicon War:Blitz is listed as single-player only.