Choose Metro Awakening
Choose Metro Awakening if you want the Tracked Controller Support and VR Only side of the pairing. 1,739 Steam reviews back the pick.
Metro Awakening vs Empty Space: The Creator
Metro Awakening and Empty Space: The Creator both land in Action, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Metro Awakening (2024) is 1 year older than Empty Space: The Creator (2025). Empty Space: The Creator is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Metro Awakening (9.99 USD vs. 17.99 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 Empty Space: The Creator
Choose Empty Space: The Creator if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 44% cheaper on the Steam Store. Empty Space: The Creator launched in 2025.
Both Metro Awakening and Empty Space: The Creator sit in Action and Adventure 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
 Metro Awakening |  Empty Space: The Creator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 17.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 74.7% positive (1,739 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Vertigo Games | Morteza Ahmadi |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Metro Awakening (2024) is 1 year older than Empty Space: The Creator (2025).
- Empty Space: The Creator is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Metro Awakening (9.99 USD vs. 17.99 USD).
- Metro Awakening is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Empty Space: The Creator has no Deck rating yet.
Metro Awakening vs Empty Space: The Creator — FAQ
- Should I play Metro Awakening or Empty Space: The Creator first?
- If you want chronology, Metro Awakening (2024) came out before Empty Space: The Creator (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 Metro Awakening and Empty Space: The Creator similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure 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.