Choose Belt Colony
Choose Belt Colony if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Belt Colony launched in 2022.
Belt Colony vs Surviving Mars: Pioneer
Belt Colony and Surviving Mars: Pioneer both land in Adventure, Simulation, Casual 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 Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Belt Colony (2022) is 3 years older than Surviving Mars: Pioneer (2025). Belt Colony scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Surviving Mars: Pioneer (78.4% 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 Surviving Mars: Pioneer
Choose Surviving Mars: Pioneer if you want an Action game with Tracked Controller Support and VR Only. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Surviving Mars: Pioneer launched in 2025.
Both Belt Colony and Surviving Mars: Pioneer sit in Adventure, Simulation, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80% vs 78.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Belt Colony |  Surviving Mars: Pioneer | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Action, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (10 reviews) | 78.4% positive (51 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | GridSky Software | Bolverk Games |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Belt Colony (2022) is 3 years older than Surviving Mars: Pioneer (2025).
- Belt Colony scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Surviving Mars: Pioneer (78.4% positive).
- Belt Colony is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Surviving Mars: Pioneer (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Surviving Mars: Pioneer is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Belt Colony has no Deck rating yet.
Belt Colony vs Surviving Mars: Pioneer — FAQ
- Should I play Belt Colony or Surviving Mars: Pioneer first?
- If you want chronology, Belt Colony (2022) came out before Surviving Mars: Pioneer (2025). 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 Belt Colony and Surviving Mars: Pioneer similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation, Casual 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.